Twitter users seem to have had a really good laugh following the post. Here are some of the memes that have gone viral:
Some Twitter users even managed to see some anti-Corbyn bias on the BBC’s Newsnight production:
Others wonder why Russians have issued donations to the Conservatives instead of injecting money into "Russian stooge" Corbyn:
BBC staffers officially denied photo shopping the cap, but the pendulum had already been set in motion. BuzzFeed has even launched an experiment, grabbing a similar looking cap at Topshop and trying it on a number of people.
They were then asked one and the same question: "What do you think, does the accessory make you look more Russian?" Reactions differed, but netizens increasingly suggested making a similar shot against the backdrop of the Kremlin, just to stand a better chance of looking Russian.