A Six-toed Putin Was Found On The Russian Ministry's Website
3- 23.10.2026, 16:45
Kim Jong-un's face also contorted.
Vladimir Putin appeared to have a sixth finger on his left hand in a photograph published by the Russian Ministry of Education following the visit of the ministry’s head, Sergey Kravtsov, to North Korea. The photo was presumably edited using artificial intelligence, which also distorted the faces of Putin and Kim Jong-un, according to NK News.
The photo was taken during Kravtsov’s visit to a teachers’ college in Pyongyang. In it, the minister is signing a document, while a photo of Putin and Kim Jong Un hangs behind him. They are shaking hands after signing a strategic partnership agreement in June 2024. Journalists compared the Ministry of Education’s image with the original from the North Korean newspaper *Rodong Sinmun*. The Russian photo also showed distorted coats of arms on the documents and the caption beneath the portrait, the website noted The Moscow Times.
Errors were also found in other photos from Kravtsov’s trip, which focused on Russian language instruction and cooperation in the field of AI. In a photo from the opening of the Russian language center in Pyongyang, the text on the information stand was gibberish. In another photo of the same display, the name “Pyongyang” was misspelled, and the Korean text incorrectly spelled the words “Russia” and “Federation.” Furthermore, the South Korean spelling of “Russia” was used. In photos published by North Korean media, the captions were error-free.
Russian authorities removed one of the photos containing errors from Telegram, NK News reported. Now, the link showing Putin’s sixth finger and the Ministry of Education’s page with news about Kravtsov’s visit are also inaccessible.
Chris Manday, a Russia expert at Tonsu University , suggested that officials may have used AI to conceal the circumstances of the meetings. “Perhaps, out of paranoia, the Russians are using AI to ‘clean up’ details that could give them away: watches, phones, mirrors, and reflections in glasses,” he said. According to Manday, another reason for editing the photos could be the officials’ desire to appear younger and slimmer.
The distortion of Kim Jong-un’s face may have caused discontent among North Korean authorities. In North Korea, images of the ruling dynasty hold a special status. Portraits of former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il must be displayed in homes and buildings, and citizens face the death penalty for accidentally damaging them. Residents are urged to protect the leaders’ portraits even during natural disasters.
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