On Wednesday, Donald Trump attempted to update the public on the incoming Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to make land on the southwest coast of America on Thursday.
Yet, rather than merely lay out the reports that he has received from experts and how people can stay safe, the president opted to present a map to the press showing the trajectory of the storm.
However, Trump's map appeared a little different those produced by the National Hurricane Centre. See if you can spot the difference.
President @realDonaldTrump gives an update on Hurricane #Dorian: https://t.co/CmxAXHY5AO— The White House 45 Archived (@The White House 45 Archived) 1567617968
Whereas the NHC map shows the hurricane moving up the coast of the US away from Florida, Trump's map has a little extra added to it, indicating that the storm is likely to reach the state of Alabama.
This is Trump clearly trying to save face after he falsely claimed just a few days ago that Alabama would be one of the southern states to be hit by Dorian.
Although it cannot be fully confirmed, people were quick to accuse the president of making this edit to the map himself using nothing but a simple Sharpie pen, which seems like a lot of effort to go to just to try and prove a tweet wasn't wrong.
Within minutes of Trump presenting his drawing skills to the world, he found himself being ridiculed via the hashtag #sharpiegate, with people using their own Sharpie's to correct other things that Trump hasn't got entirely right during his presidency.
OMG! The White House released a new photo of President Trump golfing. #sharpiegate #sharpie https://t.co/BZz1lUUUqL— Mark - fully 🧲 ized (@Mark - fully 🧲 ized) 1567629171
#sharpiegate ❤️Aww sweet! Look how happy Melanie is in her marriage! ❤️ https://t.co/ZUnYPLGXIu— We got this. (@We got this.) 1567652712
Record day for the Stock Market. #Sharpiegate https://t.co/qoZKiTaQEM— Philly Snowflake (@Philly Snowflake) 1567634562
Trump releases photo showing how windmills cause cancer. #sharpiegate https://t.co/7rN8YHO488— BHall (@BHall) 1567646666
#Sharpie to the rescue! #sharpiegate https://t.co/c4jy3mC2xo— Jenny Olin Shanahan (@Jenny Olin Shanahan) 1567628897
@ddale8 #SharpieGate. Don't get black lined. https://t.co/zVDagK2UtW— Liz Malone (@Liz Malone) 1567640161
Just IN: Trump releases photo that SHOWS his MASSIVE hands. Dems APOLOGIZE for being WRONG #sharpiegate #Sharpie… https://t.co/8QcyOpup7L— Kari (@Kari) 1567631990
After today Trump FINALLY found a way to prove he had a large attendance at his inauguration. #Sharpie #sharpiegate https://t.co/cxtJJKpasu— Hard 2 Follows (@Hard 2 Follows) 1567631117
Found on Air Force 1 next to an empty bucket of KFC and a greasy #sharpie https://t.co/SEJTgFdz7q— Nancy Lee Grahn (@Nancy Lee Grahn) 1567632440
Donald Trump is thrilled to announce he’s been added to Mount Rushmore. #sharpie https://t.co/fICENsMVia— @boopumpkins (@@boopumpkins) 1567626329
HAVE YOU SEEN MY #SHARPIE? https://t.co/UPIgZzkxnB— Lesley Abravanel (@Lesley Abravanel) 1567635878
Has anyone seen Bill Barr today? 🤔 #sharpiegate https://t.co/LNNUiosJd5— Linda Childers (@Linda Childers) 1567649195
#sharpiegate You just know he'll try to do this https://t.co/kMFQqvDzYR— Artist formerly known as Deven Nunez Cow (@Artist formerly known as Deven Nunez Cow) 1567655813
I once changed my report card with a pencil. My parents never caught me. This fool is an amateur. #sharpiegate https://t.co/WtcVNI0B4k— Evan Shapiro (@Evan Shapiro) 1567628378
What the #Sharpiegate video didn't show was Trump revealing his new laws he calls the Trump Commandments. Definitel… https://t.co/rmqtA9tPP2— 🎆 Happy Drew Year 🎆 (@🎆 Happy Drew Year 🎆) 1567631214
Trump releases photo to show he’s taller than Obama. https://t.co/U4K7C4MzQI— Schooley (@Schooley) 1567629408
The National Weather Service for Birmingham, Alabama also subtly mocked Trump. In a tweet, they confirmed that nowhere in the state would see any impact from Dorian.
Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian. We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane #Dorian will be felt across Ala… https://t.co/tI2SqytJga— NWS Birmingham (@NWS Birmingham) 1567350706
Jokes aside, Aaron Blake of the Washington Post, pointed out that the tampering of the weather forecast was actually against the law.