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The first Photoshop war [doctored photos could be harbinger of crisis]
Ynet News ^ | 8/17/06 | Gal Mor

Posted on 08/17/2006 12:20:29 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia

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1 posted on 08/17/2006 12:20:34 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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2 posted on 08/17/2006 12:27:59 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Polybius

Even if it hadn't mentioned the photo-shopped chicken right on the bottom of the postcard, I was sure it was a photo-shopped postcard. Can't fool me... But I'm surprised that "tourist guy" and beer-looting guy didn't make it on the postcard as well...


3 posted on 08/17/2006 12:41:03 PM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (Always bring a liberal to a gunfight)
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To: Polybius

Where's green helmet guy?


4 posted on 08/17/2006 12:55:45 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: Polybius
I suspect that the media has been giving Americans "Fake but 'Accurate'" for decades...
5 posted on 08/17/2006 12:58:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

Went to the story, ended up following a few links and ended up here, where they have come up "Flat Fatima" (aka the world's unluckiest property owner)for Revolution in News Photography:

http://thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=798


There is also a blog set up for the World's Unluckiest Property Owner here:


http://unluckiestpropertyownerwoman.blogspot.com/


6 posted on 08/17/2006 1:05:18 PM PDT by green pastures
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7 posted on 08/17/2006 1:08:11 PM PDT by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus.)
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To: Yo-Yo
Why, he's everywhere. Didn't you know?


8 posted on 08/17/2006 1:25:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: PajamaTruthMafia
Here's a Photo Fraud movie.
9 posted on 08/17/2006 1:26:21 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

If I were photo editor of a newspaper or journal I would only accept film.

End of problem.


10 posted on 08/17/2006 1:31:14 PM PDT by Beckwith (The dhimmicrats and liberal media have chosen sides and they've sided with the Jihadists.)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia
The Reutergate scandal and issues with Beirut Photos in general. There are 3 areas of concern: 1) Staging of photos and; 2) Doctoring of photos and, 3) Misleading Captions

Links are in chronological order.

RECAPS:

Excellent Video recap by aish.com

Excellent Video recap by Michelle Malkin

CNN's Anderson Copper Admits to seeing staging plus Germany TV video catches Green Helmet in the Act

The Corruption of the Media A lengthy, comprehensive review of Fauxtography at Qana by EU Referendum

ISSUE 1, STAGING OF PHOTOS:

"Milking it" (Critical look at Qana photos)

"Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged"

"Who is this Man?" (Green Helmet)

"Qana - the director's cut"

"The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" (Green Helmet & Co, show up in Tyre)

"Reuters calls the doctor, take 2" (Powerline blog exposes yet another suspect group of photos same damage reported as new 12 days apart)

"Extreme Makeover - Beirut Edition" (Drinking from Home exposed more photos. This time, the same woman is shown losing her home first in Southern Beirut on 7/22 and then in the "suburbs of Beirut" on 8/5)

"Shaking the Dead" (Confederate Yankee shows staged photos of a "rescue worker" grasping a hand protruding from the rubble for both Reuters and AP)

"The Passion of the Toys" (Slublog has a collection of all the posed stuffed animals among the ruble)

"Lights, Camera, Action!" ICRC Posing with bodies

Green Helmet the movie director [Germany's NDR busts him in the act]

ISSUE 2, DOCTORING OF PHOTOS

Little Green Footballs uncovered an obviously doctored photo by Hajj (Beirut Smoke)

It was quickly picked up here on FR

Reuters admits the first photo (Beirut smoke) was doctored and suspended Hajj

A second doctored photo (F16) was identified by Jawa

Reuters admits the second photo was also doctored, fired Hajj and withdrew all 920 of his photographs

ISSUE 3: MISLEADING CAPTIONS:

New York Times Busted in Hezbollah Photo Fraud!

More Reuters Fauxtography [Caption Correction Issued]

11 posted on 08/17/2006 1:38:54 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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Once those insights are internalized, and the general public knows that it can no longer believe what it sees, a photo will no longer be worth a thousand words – it won't even be worth one word.

Good. The public should never believe anything the news media tells it at face value.

12 posted on 08/17/2006 1:40:45 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (This tagline is false.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Lol!
I made the Norman Rockwell one!
There is a larger version of it on my freeper page!
13 posted on 08/17/2006 2:04:38 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: Dont Mention the War

You should also take anything the FBI or TSA says about terrorism attempts or actual attacks with a grain of salt.

TWA800 had over 105 people say they saw a missile hit it.


14 posted on 08/17/2006 2:08:18 PM PDT by 308MBR ( I don't really want to know WHAT you have to do to be arrested for a sex crime in Bangkok!)
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To: BenLurkin
I suspect that the media has been giving Americans "Fake but 'Accurate'" for decades...

LOL... Remember when Hillary! was doing the tour for her book and someone asked her who was on the cover?

15 posted on 08/17/2006 2:12:18 PM PDT by RJL
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To: Beckwith
If I were photo editor of a newspaper or journal I would only accept film.

Then the extra day or two it took to get my pictures from overseas would cause my circulation to be lost to my competitors. Management would therefore immediately fire me.

End of problem.

16 posted on 08/17/2006 2:14:38 PM PDT by MrEdd (More cheep than a flock of baby chickens.)
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You mean this is FAKE!!

Link to other tread FlatFatima

17 posted on 08/17/2006 2:37:42 PM PDT by Coffee_drinker (The best defense is a strong preemptive strike..)
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To: MrEdd
Then the extra day or two it took to get my pictures from overseas would cause my circulation to be lost to my competitors. Management would therefore immediately fire me.

Better you get fired than me.

Better you get fired than the reputation of the newspaper tarnished.
18 posted on 08/17/2006 3:21:34 PM PDT by Beckwith (The dhimmicrats and liberal media have chosen sides and they've sided with the Jihadists.)
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19 posted on 08/17/2006 3:29:25 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn't do!)
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To: MaryFromMichigan

Great work, Mary! That's one of my favorites in the bunch. POF


20 posted on 08/17/2006 3:44:14 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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