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You can’t believe everything you see online. These
days photoshop makes it easier than ever to tweak images and make things
seem like something they’re not. Just take a look at these some viral
photos that turned out to be fake.
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People in China have to watch the sunrise on a screen because of the
smog ------ Although this screen in Tiananmen Square does show a
sunrise, it is only part of a commercial and it plays year round whether
there is heavy smog or not.
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This Syrian boy is sleeping between the graves of his parents ------
This photo was actually part of an art project by 25-year-old Abdul Aziz
al-Otaibi from Saudi Arabia. He wanted to show how a child’s love for
his parents is eternal. According to him it has nothing to do with the
humanitarian crisis in Syria.
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This man was making death masks for
soldiers in World War I ------ While he was making masks, they are
actually for soldiers who survived the war with serious facial
deformations.
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These purple trees surround the fairy pools on the Isle of Skye in
Scotland ------ Actually, these trees were photographed in New Zealand
and then photoshopped (original on the right).
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This is a picture of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ------ No it’s not. It’s
a picture of the Chilean coastline with some waves photoshopped in.
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Someone took a picture while Air France flight 447 was breaking up over
the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 ------ In reality this is just a scene from
the TV show Lost.
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In 1914 a boy went to war and left his bike leaning against a tree
------ Somebody did leave their bike leaning against a tree but it
wasn’t in 1914. It was in 1950, his name was Don Puz, and he never went
to war.
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The moon/star island combo ------ In reality this is a picture of the
Hawaiian island of Molokini (the crescent). The star was added in via
photoshop.
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This is amazing multicolored snake was just discovered! ------ Sorry to
bust your bubble but the real photo is on the right.
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This mystical tree is found in…insert name of exotic
location in Africa/Asia here ------ No, no, no! It’s a tree in Disney
World, Florida. And it’s not even real.
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This moon melon grows in Japan and it changes flavors
when you eat it ------ There is no such thing as a moon melon, blue
watermelon, or any melon that changes flavors. This is just a regular
melon that was photoshopped.
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