X users respond to pic that received the Clark Kent to Superman treatment<\/b>
\nThe protester shot and killed Saturday in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti, was a \u201ccaring\u201d nurse working with veterans \u2013 or was he a handsome hunk with an aura of confidence?
The latter seems to be the \u201creality\u201d MS NOW hoped to portray Monday, using a doctored photo of Pretti in a broadcast story.
NotTheBee notes that the network\u2019s Nicolle Wallace intoned criticism of the Trump administration while the photo showed onscreen.
Nicolle Wallace while showing AI-enhanced Pretti photo:
\u201cDonald Trump and his administration are demanding once again that you do not believe your eyes and ears.\u201d
Amazing. pic.twitter.com\/dPojKj6QDw
\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 27, 2026
But it turns out the original photo looks considerably different, with a longer face and different smile:
they have to lie to stay in business\u2026 but everyone knows. pic.twitter.com\/fWuMolHoDR
\u2014 plebhed (@plebhed1) January 26, 2026
NotTheBee posted another actual photo of Pretti:
X Users mocked MSNOW for the move, for example:
\u201cLet\u2019s make our martyr more attractive.\u201d
\u201cHonestly how insecure do you need to be to think the way he looks would matter?\u201d
\u201cThey buffed his chest, lol.\u201d
\u201cFreakin insane.\u201d
The site also included X posts that poke fun at the Clark Kent\/Superman controversy:
Update, this is the real photo. For reals. pic.twitter.com\/9IAxllrD8u
\u2014 OfficerNasty (@OfficerNastee) January 27, 2026
pic.twitter.com\/OEBcEjAxMH
\u2014 Achilles Renault (@AchillesRenault) January 27, 2026
pic.twitter.com\/NQPz1OmUft
\u2014 BlackDevils (@EarthPigs23A) January 27, 2026<\/p>\n