arg...and duh me and sorry. you are talking about the height difference.
the photo seems to show Obama semi-sitting on the rail and malik standing with his heels on a cement rise of a couple of inches...could be the difference in height.
Malik looks lighter in the 2nd picture...
interesting that tin eye only found that picture twice and it’s on the same day from the post.
I saw that that too and figured the difference between the bottom rung of the fence was about half the difference between the shoulders.
It could be a good fake - haven't checked but Obama's face could be spliced on the body of the feminine half. Rather's fake but accurate? I still don't think it's Malik...