I would claim that a pretend Der Spiegel cover is exactly like a pretend Time magazine cover.
Coupled with the fact that it's presented as legit (i.e. "New cover!"), it contributes (however slightly) to an environment where nothing can be taken as believable.
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One tool of fascism is to make people lose faith in any news or fact.
Next time, please consider labeling such an image along the lines of "Here's what the 2017 Der Spiegel cover should have been."
Coupled with the fact that it's presented as legit (i.e. "New cover!"), it contributes (however slightly) to an environment where nothing can be taken as believable.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-meet-artist-der-spiegels-viral-trump-covers