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Pope Francis posted his first selfie Monday morning on Instagram, but some are saying that it's a screen capture from 2014.
Mashable was first to report Monday that the photo is a "holy fake" saying that the pontiff has spoken against "chasing likes" on social media.
Pope Francis in September voiced his concern about social media and the effects on personal relationships:
"I would dare say that at the root of so many contemporary situations is a kind of radical loneliness that so many people live in today. Running after the latest fad, a like, accumulating followers on any of the social networks," Francis said to an audience of American bishops at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
The digital media website claims that the photo used in the selfie was taken from a video chat in 2014.
It's unclear if the photo is a fake or if it is an "epic first selfie." @vatican_ is not a verified Instagram account. The official website for news and information from the Vatican links to the account @newsva and has been verified by Instagram. No selfie of Pope Francis exists on that account.
New York Jesuit priest, @JamesMartinSJ tweeted that he believes it's a screen grab from an earlier video conference.
The Instagram photo had over 8,000 likes only 5 hours after it was posted. The account has over 140,000 followers.
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