#PieGate: White House press secretary accused of posting 'fake' photo of Thanksgiving pecan pie

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been accused of lying about a dessert she cooked at Thanksgiving. Photo / AP

The White House's press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been accused of lying about cooking a dessert for her family's Thanksgiving celebrations.

Americans celebrated their annual holiday last Thursday and Ms Sanders tweeted a photo of a pecan pie she claims she prepared for her family.

I️ dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! pic.twitter.com/rO8nFxtly7

— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) November 23, 2017

The media adviser to US President Donald Trump was mocked on social media by users who argued the photo looked like a stock image taken straight off the internet, not of an actual pie cooked in someone's home.

I made this #PecanPie and the picture of it is below. I absolutely did not download the image from Google Images. I promise 🤞🏽🤥#piegate #sarahhuckabeesanders #nevertrump pic.twitter.com/5Bp20DOdcU

— Dee Ibdul Jackson (@DeeIbdulJackson) November 25, 2017

This is how an actual Pecan pie looks at an actual kitchen. #fakepie #piegate
Bourbon-Pecan actually. #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/nJHEInTR55

— 🌊#BidenHarris2020 Replace #RBG- we'll put 3 more+ (@carolealana) November 24, 2017

I had a huge thanksgiving but still managed to find time to make pie for everyone #proud pic.twitter.com/VXZkGRd2nl

— [wailing awkwardly] (@theonlyadrienne) November 24, 2017

White House correspondent April Ryan challenged Sanders to post another photo of the pie in her home, to prove she actually cooked it.

Just send a photo of your pie on the Thanksgiving table on the farm! https://t.co/gcAt1Sl32i

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 25, 2017

Okay I want to watch you bake it and put it on the table. But forgive I won’t eat it. Remember you guys don’t like the press. https://t.co/gcAt1Sl32i

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) November 25, 2017

Sanders was later roasted on Twitter, with users jokingly posting images of items they too had "made themselves."

#piegate
I don't have time to build much anymore, but I made this today. In my back yard pic.twitter.com/obXN97SrWP

— George D. (@xdelmar59) November 25, 2017

I don’t cook much anymore, but made this hamburger today... #humblebrag #piegate pic.twitter.com/803YJHZRjh

— Greg Thompson (@GThom07) November 24, 2017

Don't swim much but was able to put this together in under 3 hours pic.twitter.com/5J9tVJJrpv

— 🏁👑 LJ tha Fiasco 👑🏁 (@LJthaFiasc0) November 24, 2017

Not much of an architect but to pass the time this weekend I put this together. Just a light Friday...... pic.twitter.com/mrNuq1NKXT

— 🏁👑 LJ tha Fiasco 👑🏁 (@LJthaFiasc0) November 24, 2017

Sanders is yet to respond to the comments.