White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, has been accused by social media users of using filters or airbrushing tools to make her husband, Nicholas Riccio, 60, appear younger in a recent Instagram post. The photo, taken at the White House Halloween celebration, shows the couple with their one-year-old son.
Commenters pointed out discrepancies between Riccio's face and hands, suggesting editing. One wrote: “The guy on the left seems to have only his face photoshopped. His hands look like 60+ years old.” Another noted: “Old man hands blow your cover up Karoline. Your husband's face does not match his hands.”
However, comparison with Getty Images wire photos from the same event shows Riccio's facial appearance is nearly identical, though the news photos contain more skin detail. It does not appear his facial shape was altered, and the editing may have been limited to lighting and colour adjustments.
Leavitt has kept her relationship with Riccio relatively private, describing their love story as “very atypical.” She told The Megyn Kelly Show in February that they met at a dinner in New Hampshire while she was running for Congress, and despite her initial apprehension about the age gap, they fell in love.
