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posted ago by Death_Metal_Patriot ago by Death_Metal_Patriot +63 / -0

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/22/donald-trump-pen-used-executive-orders/77876048007/

Trump has stated his love for Sharpies in the past.

But one thing I found out from probing Grok about autopens today is that apparently the use of the sharpie makes it much harder to fake with an autopen. The chisel or conical tips of the sharpie produce minute variation in line thickness depending on angle and pressure with a distinct organic randomness that can't easily be replicated by machines. My only real source on this is Grok at the moment, and of course it's not confirmed that this is exactly why he does it... but it certainly makes sense.