The Not-So-Lost Tribe

Yahoo Buzz ^ | June 23, 2008 | Mike Krumboltz

[Lusis]

Even in an age when cynical sleuths can hyper-analyze stories for truth and accuracy, the occasional hoax still slips through the cracks. Such was the case with a so-called "lost Amazon tribe."

[BADROTOFINGER]

Another activist in a ‘journalist’s’ clothing. Yawn...JFK

[max americana]

“The photographer and the agency that released the pictures wanted to make it seem like they were members of a lost tribe in order to call attention to the dangers the logging industry may have on the group.”
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Logging??? I thought it was the Nokia cellphones near their huts that gave them away.

[refreshed]

I knew it, knew it, knew it. I have to gloat since I’m not right about a whole lot of other stuff! Hahahahaha. I told my wife when I first saw the story and pictures that it was a hoax. Just had a feeling about it.

[LayoutGuru2]

I hit the “Buzz Up” button...

[maine-iac7]

When this was posted in FR, I said it was a hoax = a "lost tribe" would need a lot more than a clearing the size of my yard and a few huts, to maintain a population for the centuries a 'lost' civilization would require.

I was castigated by Freepers...

Just been waiting for the confirmation...

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Were all the people skinny? It could be the lost diet-tribe.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Some civs sunk lower than others, apparently...

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

‘Lost’ Amazon tribe a publicity stunt
News.com | June 23, 2008 | staff reporter
Posted on 06/23/2008 10:16:06 AM PDT by Daffynition
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035152/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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[Vince Ferrer]

I'm puzzled, because I read the original stories, and this article is pretty much the same story as the originals, with a few more details.

Even in the original "hoax" story, I got the impression that the group was known already, and that the photographer had been looking for them knowing they were in the area, , that they had not been contacted, and that the intent of the photographer was to influence loggers in the area to give them their territory. What, exactly, is the hoax?

[Caipirabob]

The truth can be found, but credibility is lost forever.

[prisoner6]

Well...come on ...if you zoom in you can read the "OBAMA '08!" tatoo.

prisoner6

[mkleesma]

..,and while we're on the subject, wasn't the entire Amazon rain forest supposed to be deforested by now?

[IronJack]

More synthetic journalism? Say it ain’t so!

[Dumpster Baby]

[IronJack]

LOL! Isn’t that Tourist Guy in the weeds off to the left?

[Dumpster Baby]

That's Lootie. He gets around. He was spotted in Indianapolis last Friday at the Food Stamp Riots.

[IronJack]

No, not “Lootin’ Louie.” Tourist Guy. Remember him? The bespectacled, stocking-hatted schlub who showed up in every picture posted on the internet for a year or two?

[Grizzled Bear]

Looter Guy Sighting!

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