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Donald Trump asked to take down fake Time covers

A fake framed Time magazine cover of President Donald Trump was spotted in one of his golf club's

A fake framed Time magazine cover of President Donald Trump was spotted in one of his golf club's Photo: Twitter/ Keith Boykin

Normally pointing the finger at media outlets for producing fake news, US President Donald Trump appears to have indulged in a little journalistic licence himself.

The Washington Post has revealed that the President appears to have produced framed Time magazine covers of himself and hung them in at least four of his golf clubs.

Time has asked the Trump organisation to take down the fake cover, dated March 1, 2009.

In fact, there was no edition of Time published on that date. The real cover-star from that week – published March 2 – was actress Kate Winslet.

The fake cover includes a portrait of a masterful Mr Trump with his arms crossed, accompanied with the headline: “Donald Trump: The ‘Apprentice’ is a television smash!” the Post reported.

Above the Time nameplate is another headline, declaring: “Trump is hitting on all fronts … even TV!”

It’s not known who created the fake cover, although the bar code featured on the image matches with a graphic design tutorial posted online in 2010.

The cover was framed and hung in at least four of Mr Trump’s golf courses from South Florida to Scotland. Some of the covers had already been removed, the Post reported.

A spokesperson from Time confirmed to the newspaper the cover was false and had requested the Trump organisation to remove any further copies.

Washington Post reporter spotted the cover when he visited one of Mr Trump’s properties.

The fake cover had a skinnier red border than the genuine cover, and was also missing the white border next to the red.

And right on cue, social media lapped it up.

https://twitter.com/Bufo6190/status/879847999991623680

Meanwhile, one quick-fingered Democrat Congressman wasted no time in parodying the Trump covers.

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