LONDON — If there's one thing politicians should have learned by now, it's that any photo they share of themselves on the Internet — especially one that depicts them looking intently at something — is almost guaranteed to be Photoshopped.

On Tuesday morning, David Cameron posted a photo of himself watching Tim Peake's space launch. The images showed him staring at a TV screen with a slight smile on his face.

It was great to watch Tim Peake blast off on his mission to join the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/pqAw0ETuok — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) December 15, 2015

Minutes later, Twitter was full of images like this.

The television screen was a Photoshopper's dream come true.

.@David_Cameron Try turning it off and on again pic.twitter.com/OkwTbO2giY — Festive Paul Curry (@cr3) December 15, 2015

David Cameron snubs Tim Peake's historic launch and watches David Cameron watching David Cameron watching David... pic.twitter.com/wdk2GYgUfH — Ben Nicholls (@Benjaminicholls) December 15, 2015

.@David_Cameron starts his Star Wars marathon, in preparation for Thursday, with what he calls the "funnier ones". pic.twitter.com/7Bpre5vwLu — Stephen Hardy (@Shardyhaha) December 15, 2015

Unsurprisingly, there was one key theme that kept recurring.

Yep. It was only ever going to end one way, wasn't it?

.@David_Cameron because if I don't do it, someone else will pic.twitter.com/M9v60Zsupm — Dave Fawbert (@DaveFawbert) December 15, 2015

David Cameron snubs Tim Peake's historic launch and watches Babe: Pig in the City instead pic.twitter.com/xwJrBSZzAY — Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) December 15, 2015

Oh dear.