PGP errors when trying to update. Can't update fresh install

You can - temporarily work around the gpg issue by loosing the package check in pacman.conf

# By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring
# trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.
SigLevel    = Required DatabaseOptional

This should not be necessary but as a last resort.

Change SigLevel to read SigLevel = TrustAll - do remember to set it back when

You can use manjaro-get-iso (CLI) or manjaro-iso-downloader (GUI) package to download and verify the iso.

Pacman troubleshooting - Manjaro
[root tip] [How To] Mitigate and prevent GPGME error when syncing your system

The get-iso script is a single python script source at

Applications / Manjaro Get Iso · GitLab

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