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Honduran daily La Prensa Doctors Photo of Victim’s Horror

Al Giordano's blog, The Field reports that "CubaDebate discovered the "white washing" of violence in Honduras by the "pro-coup newspaper,…

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Students hoax Paris-Match photojournalism contest with fake images

Chase Jarvis Blog reports that on June 24, "Two French students were awarded the annual Grand Prix du Photoreportage Etudiant…

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Doctoring Diversity Photo is Fun in Toronto

Canada's National Post reports that the city of Toronto's summer "Fun Guide" cover was doctored to create an "ethnically diverse…

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Don’t Send Me Fake Weather Photos says Meteorologist

Mainstream media's new dependence on content from citizens opens new problems. Determining authenticity of weather photos is now part of…

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Photo Fakery Hid Kim Jong-il Illness…Until Now

July 1, 2009, Korea Beat posts new photos of Kim Jong-il, from Chosun.com that bloggers claim are most likely Photoshopped.…

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CNN Uses Psychics For Michael Jackson "Top News" Coverage

Is this a new low for CNN.com and Michael Jackson coverage? CNN needs no facts nor fact-checking when they talk…

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KRON TV 4 : Is it Advertising or Editorial?

Mother Jones' Michael Mechanic reports that San Francisco’s KRON TV 4 is having trouble keeping their advertising separate from their…

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Spanish Spy Chief Canned Over Fake Fishing Photo

After calling it the "Worst Fauxtography Ever" in a headline, Powerline Blog writes: "Spain's current scandal involves Alberto Saiz, director…

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Why Did NY Times Photographer, Edgar Martins, Fake His Photos?

A freelance photographer, Edgar Martins, was hired by The New York Times to travel around the USA shooting photos of…

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Even Poynter Online was faked out by photo

Will Sullivan's article in Poynter Online accidentally published a fake photo as part of a report about media outlets aggregating…

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