The Most Viral Photo Ever

Posted by | November 21, 2012 09:41 | Filed under: Top Stories


Right after it was clear the president had won a second term.

That photo, taken by a campaign photographer just a few days into the job in mid-August, has broken all sorts of Internet records. With more than 816,000 retweets as of Sunday, it’s the most shared picture in the history of Twitter, beating out entries from Justin Bieber and the fast-food chain Wendy’s. It’s also the most-liked photograph ever to be shared on Facebook, amassing almost 4.5 million “likes” since Election Day. And it’s sure to be the photo most everyone with an Internet connection will remember seeing as they heard that Barack Obama—for better or for worse—would reside for four more years at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The photographer, Scout Tufankjian, says it captures the Obamas’ “deep love and respect for one another.”

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By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.

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