Australian Police Targeting Pokemon Go Players
A fake photograph purportedly shows a warning sign in Australia indicating that Pokemon Go players are being targeted by police.
- Published 11 July 2016
Claim
A photograph shows a sign in Australia indicating that Pokemon Go players are being targeted by police.
Rating
False
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In July 2016, a photograph purportedly showing a sign in Australia indicating that local police were targeting Pokemon Go players began circulating online:
However, the Pokemon reference does not actually appear on the real-life sign. Similar photographs have been circulating since at least 2008, with various “targets” digitally added to the sign’s front:
These images feature identical backgrounds, indicating they were all created from the same source photograph.
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