

This fact check was originally published by PolitiFact, which is part of the Poynter Institute. We rate claims that this is an authentic Time cover False. His mustache would remain long after the war and to this day have remained an immortal symbol of his evil. Hitler would suffer a gas attack in 1918 which left him temporarily blinded, after his recovery he would learn of Germany’s surrender. “The finished image was so powerful, I felt that it deserved to be framed in an equally powerful way.” Hitler’s thick mustache was unable to fit into the new gas masks so he cut it short enough to fit it in. “It wasn’t originally intended to be a TIME cover,” Mulder said. 28, he tweeted a statement on what he called his “TIME cover artwork.” I felt the official choice was somewhat uninspired.” On Feb. Mulder also tweeted another version that shows Putin with Hitler eyes, writing: “This is the second edition of a rework I made of this month’s TIME magazine cover. 26 by Patrick Mulder, who describes himself as an artist and graphic designer. The photo shows a Russian tank entering a region controlled by Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine that day, according to a caption in the cover story. It says “the return of history” and “how Putin shattered Europe’s dreams,” but it shows an image of a tank, not Putin with a Hitler mustache. 24, Time tweeted its cover for its March 14/March 21 issue. The actual cover for that date shows 11-year-old Orion Jean, who the magazine declared “kid of the year.” “Leaked image of new Time magazine cover,” said another.

This mongrel Putin has lowered himself to the shameful level of Hitler,” one tweet said. “What a brilliant TIME cover and so true. The image is being shared and cheered by some on social media. “The return of history,” says the cover, which appears to be from Time’s Feb. In what looks like a Time magazine cover, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen with an image of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s mustache layered on his face.
