Fauxtography
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 29, 2018
A Twitter user shared a photograph wrongly said to be the 97-year-old synagogue shooting victim.
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 6, 2018
A vintage women's magazine advertisement for a Colt Cobra revolver for use against 'that strange ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 26, 2018
Hyperpartisan web sites used shoddy image editing to spread inflammatory disinformation.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 4, 2018
A photograph of a car crash scene is real, but the accompanying story was evidently manufactured ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 1, 2018
A sign informing Starbucks customers that stores would be closed in order to "educate white peop ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 16, 2018
An image of an unidentified man on a New York beach in 1898 is frequently described as showing i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2018
The "Tiny Toker" toyset, featuring kid-sized marijuana paraphernalia, is a not a real product fr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 15, 2018
Is an image of a new type of trout genuine, or is it just another fish story?
Written by: Dan Evon
May 14, 2018
A video of a man carrying a horse is real, but this act of strength had nothing to do with a ven ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 11, 2018
Asian giant hornets are real, and large, insects — but a viral photograph purporting to show one ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2018
A number of outlets reported on the discovery of a two-headed shark fetus by sharing doctored im ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 2, 2018
An image purportedly showing a U.S. border sign saying "lots of free stuff ahead" is — you guess ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 1, 2018
An image purportedly showing a depressing event actually shows a group of actors filming a scene ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2018
A striking "photograph" is actually a composite of at least two different images.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2018
A video purportedly showing a sunbather grabbing a snake just before it bites her is actually a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 30, 2018
An image of a felt doll is frequently shared as if it was a genuine photograph of a particularly ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2018
Is half a camel better than none? We may never know.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 16, 2018
A photograph of Angela Merkel at a party as a teenager does not feature Theresa May or Dalia Gry ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2018
An image misidentifying a man at a Vietnam War protest as Stephen Hawking went viral after the t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2018
A fan-made movie poster tricked some readers.
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