💥 Viral cartoon mocking #TRUMP On India's tariffs: 🚫 Fact-checking 🚫

A viral cartoon is circulating, mocking President Donald Trump for imposing heavy tariffs on India. The cartoon is titled "How Tariffs Work" and shows Trump urinating into a table fan. The stream is redirected straight onto his own face! 🤦‍♂️💨 The fan displays the Indian flag, implying that tariffs on Indian exports had the opposite effect. 🇮🇳❌

Many online users claim that the cartoon was published by international media. 📲 An Instagram user posted it on August 7, 2025, stating: "This cartoon was published in an American newspaper…" 📰 Meanwhile, a Facebook post by Indori Bhiya suggests that the image was shared by a Chinese account in support of India. 🇨🇳🤝🇮🇳

🔍 Fact-checking:

To verify the authenticity of the cartoon, we conducted a reverse image search, which led us to Bruce MacKinnon, a cartoonist for the Halifax Chronicle Herald. His original drawing from February 3, 2025, features a red maple leaf on the fan, symbolizing Canada, not India. 🍁❌🇮🇳

The manipulated version of the cartoon digitally swapped the Canadian flag with the Indian tricolor. 🖼️🖥️

MacKinnon's original drawing, created in November 2024, was a response to Trump's tariffs on Canada. It became relevant again when Trump imposed additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico in February 2025. 🗓️📈

✅ Conclusion:

The viral cartoon is a doctored version of a Canadian drawing, unrelated to India. The claim that international media published it is false. Let's be cautious about what we share online! 📲💡

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