Marjorie Taylor Greene not only has 3 toes on both feet

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A circulating image Twitter has convinced some that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has only three toes on both feet. But rest assured, the conservative lawmakers’ lower appendages do not match those of a sloth.

in a (n Picture Shared on Twitter on Feb. 27 by user “#JusticeIsComing,” the congresswoman is seen with the former national security adviser QAnon guru Michael Flynn. A Enlarged section of the photo shows Greene with visible shoes that appear to have only three toes sticking out on either side.

“I have the answer! I finally found it! You think MTG is over, you’re right!” wrote the account. “Maybe after she’s voted out in months we can investigate her mutation! It seems while she may be short in the chromosomal department, SHE DEFINITELY IS short in THE TOTAL TOES DPT! Go ahead count them! WTF.”

In response, some users expressed disgust at the picture.

“If I had feet like that I certainly wouldn’t be wearing open toe shoes,” wrote one commenter.

“Why would you wear open-toe shoes when your feet look like this?” another user asked.

Others debated whether the alleged anomaly was genetic or related to a serious accident.

“Wow she really is a spork foot…wonder what happened,” said a third commenter. “Accident in agriculture? hunting accident??? Did she shoot off her own toes???”

Some accused the politician of “inbreeding,” while others tagged him FoxNews In an attempt to bring more attention to discovery.

But as You probably came to learn, such fantastic stories are seldom true. A simple search for the original image shows that Greene actually has five toes on each foot.

The original image began circulating shortly thereafter, although it is unclear how many people are now convinced that Greene might be wearing the feet of an emu.

Other Photos of Greene’s feetwhether you like it or not are readily available online and also show five toes on each foot.

Unbelievable, the 3 toes rumor is not even new and distributed online last year as well as.

In case you’re wondering how you ended up reading about this easy to debunk rumors regarding the apparent lack of digits at the feet of a controversial lawmaker… Well, this column is titled “A stupid conspiracy” for a reason.

Why it matters

What can be said of a society that is headlong into the age of AI And deepfakes but still can’t decipher if a photo of a politician with three toes is real?

As it is Monday we have cannot be too obscure in our assessments of the future. Let’s all take solace in the fact that humans are highly adaptable to their surroundings, much like a three-toed sloth.

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