Rachel Corrie bulldozer propaganda photo debunked in 2006
The image certainly is dramatic --if it were true. In 2006, Lee Kaplan, investigative journalist wrote an article in CanadaFreePress.com…
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UK Politician James Purnell authorizes fake photo of himself…2 weeks after slamming BBC’s fake contests
The UK Telegraph reported in Sept. 2007 that "Culture Secretary James Purnell, who led the Government's attack on the BBC's…
NPPA has specific ethics code for digital photography
The National Press Photographers Assn. (NPAA) has a specific ethics code for digital photography, titled "Digital Manipulation Code of Ethics."…
‘What’s wrong (or not) with this cover?’
Many readers may get annoyed when they find magazine ads disguised as editorial content, but few know that the American…
Did Daniel Wemp really say that? Fact Checking Jared Diamond
Daniel Wemp smiles at photographer and StinkyJournalism researcher Michael Kigl, in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, July 2008.…
More Fake Photos from Dartmouth U’s Hany Farid
It was August 1989, TV Guide published the above image of Oprah Winfrey featured as queen of daytime TV talk…
The PhotoshopDisasters Blog Is LOL Fun
PhotoshopDisasters almost never fails to make me laugh out loud. Unwitting graphic designers who hurry too fast leave a trail…
Oswald ‘Backyard Photo’: Hurry led to 1964 photo doctoring charges against Life Mag & Detroit Free Press
The now infamous "Oswald backyard photo" that appeared both in Life magazine's cover and in the Detroit Free Press in…
Classic Fauxtography Error: USA Today’s 2005 Retouching AP Image of Condi Rice
Certain "fauxtography" or doctored photo cases are repeated throughout the net. Here is one of the classics: a doctored image…
TIME Mag’s Tilt-Shift Special Effects Photos: Gimmick? Fakery? or Legit News Images?
The photo of Obama speaking to Congress in TIME magazine looks strange [May 25, 2009, print only]. Obama appears toy-like…