Altered Image Shared as Real Cartoon Mocking Trump for Tariffs on India

This image is altered. The original cartoon was made about Canada by a Canadian editorial cartoonist in 2024.

An edited image is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a recent cartoon circulating on Chinese social media which supports India and shames US President Donald Trump.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

A cartoon showing US President Donald Trump urinating in front of a table fan is being widely shared on social media.

The claim: The cartoon is being shared to claim that it shows a real one being shared on Chinese social media, where people are "supporting India and shaming Donald Trump" for his administration hiking tariffs.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this image can be seen here, here, here, and here.)

But...?: The image is altered and does not show commentary on the US' tariffs on India.

• It dates back to November 2024 and shows a cartoon by a Canadian editorial cartoonist, who drew the Canadian flag on the fan.

How do we know?: We noticed that the cartoon carried the artist's signature and date stamp.

• The stamp showed that the cartoon was dated 26 November 2024.

The cartoon shows the date 26 November 2024.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

• A reverse image search on the photo led us to an older Facebook post from 3 February 2025, which showed a slightly different version of the image with the Canadian flag instead of the Indian one.

• The post noted that it was made by a Canadian cartoonist.

The post mentioned that a Canadian cartoonist made it.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

• Taking a cue from this, we added the keyword 'Canadian cartoon' to our reverse image search.

• It led us to an X post by cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, who had shared it in February 2025, saying that he drew it on 26 November 2024.

• As per his bio on X, MacKinnon is an editorial cartoonist with Canadian news organisation Halifax Chronicle-Herald.

• The cartoonist had shared the same artwork on his Facebook page back in February 2025.

For context, after Trump was declared president-elect in November 2024, he threatened tariffs on the US' largest trade partners, namely Canada, Mexico, and China, as per Reuters.

• He said tariffs against Canada and Mexico would be imposed to restrict the flow of drugs, mainly fentanyl, and people across the border into the US.

• For China, he added an additional 10 percent above and beyond other tariffs.

• Until 26 November, when this cartoon was made, India was not on Trump's list of countries that he planned on hiking tariffs on, the Indian Express reported.

Conclusion: An altered image is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a cartoon supporting India and criticising Trump on his tariffs policy.

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