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New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure

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New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

May 14, 2013 01:55 PM EST

Can't the New York Post play by the rules? Photo editors know they are supposed to disclose when an image is a "photo illustration" even if the image looks obviously Photoshopped to many. Sunday, the NY...

South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption

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South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption

By: Sydney Smith

May 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST

South Korean news organization Yonhap News Agency published a strange side-by-side image of South Korea's president Park Geun-hye with President Barack Obama apparently shaking hands. It's odd because it creates an...

National Weather Service: 'Look out for fake weather pics!'

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National Weather Service: 'Look out for fake weather pics!'

By: Sydney Smith

May 01, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A fake photo purportedly showing a huge supercell thunderstorm cloud over Lawton, Oklahoma has been circulating on social media, the National Weather Service said. The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma...

Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'

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Philippines Newspaper Hoaxed by Fake Photo of Time Magazine, Says Sorry for Front-Page 'Mistake'

By: Sydney Smith

April 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST

North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts

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North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts

By: Sydney Smith

March 30, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Did Korean Central News Agency doctor a photo to make it look like North Korea had more hovercraft practicing in a military drill? It appears so. The North Korean government owns and runs the Korean Central News Agency,...

Oops, Chinese News Media Publish Fake Photo of Bogus Time Magazine Cover

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Oops, Chinese News Media Publish Fake Photo of Bogus Time Magazine Cover

By: Sydney Smith

March 25, 2013 06:00 AM EST

We Were 'Wrong' about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London

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We Were 'Wrong' about Qatar Dream Football League, says Times of London

By: Sydney Smith

March 17, 2013 10:45 PM EST

The Times of London admitted in its March 18 edition that its "exclusive" story that there was going to be a Dream Football League with a 2015 tournament in Qatar was "wrong." In a report (partially...

NYPost Photoshops Front Page Photo of 'Cannibal Cop' Gilberto Valle, Discloses in Tiny Print

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NYPost Photoshops Front Page Photo of 'Cannibal Cop' Gilberto Valle, Discloses in Tiny Print

By: Sydney Smith

March 13, 2013 12:55 PM EST

Is the New York Post's front-page photo a fake? Yes, at least in part. However, unless you took a magnifying glass to today's newspaper, you'd miss that the doctored photo is labeled a "Post Photo...

First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency

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First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency

By: Sydney Smith

February 26, 2013 12:00 PM EST

Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders. The New York Times describes Fars as "close to Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Another Fake Photo from Iran? Is Fighter Jet Picture Photoshopped?

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Another Fake Photo from Iran? Is Fighter Jet Picture Photoshopped?

By: Sydney Smith

February 14, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Did Iranian news site Khouz News publish a Photoshopped picture of a fighter jet above snow-covered mountains? Some in Iran say so, France 24 reported. The photo of the jet...

Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn

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Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith

February 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A few days after The New Republic tweeted and then deleted a fake photo of President Obama skeet shooting, the White House released an actual photo of the president skeet shooting. But, some are claiming that photo is...

Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez a 'Huge Mistake,' El Pais Investigating, Ombudsman Says

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Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez a 'Huge Mistake,' El Pais Investigating, Ombudsman Says

By: Sydney Smith

February 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST

El Pais ombudsman Tomàs Delclós has responded to the newspaper's high-profile failure in publishing a fake photo purporting to be of Hugo...

The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?

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The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?

By: Sydney Smith

January 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Radio Host Duped by the Onion's Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration

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Radio Host Duped by the Onion's Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration

By: Sydney Smith

January 28, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Venezuela to Sue El Pais over Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez?

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Venezuela to Sue El Pais over Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez?

By: Sydney Smith

January 26, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Will El Pais' fake photo of Hugo Chavez end in two lawsuits? As iMediaEthics wrote yesterday, El Pais, a Spanish newspaper, apologized after publishing on its front page and online a photo of a man with a tube in his...

El Pais Retracts Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez, Apologizes

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El Pais Retracts Fake Photo of Hugo Chavez, Apologizes

By: Sydney Smith

January 24, 2013 06:30 PM EST

Daily Spanish newspaper El Pais ran a fake photo of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on its front page and briefly online, the Guardian reported. According to Mondo Times, El Pais has a "circulation of...

NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi's office

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NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi's office

By: Sydney Smith

January 07, 2013 09:00 AM EST

India's Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?

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India's Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?

By: Sydney Smith

January 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Zee News scored an exclusive interview with the "only witness" to the December gang rape of a woman in a New Delhi bus. The unnamed woman died in a Singapore hospital last week. The witness, a male friend...