Fauxtography

Numerous photographs and videos circulate on the Internet. Some are real. Some are fake. Some are real, but have been given false backstories.

Does Photo Show Garlic-Flavored Coca-Cola? Rumors claimed that the product was being test-marketed in Romania.

False

A video from 2ncs on Instagram showed a blue car evading police by bouncing off of two other cars.

Did This Driver Evade Police By Bouncing Off Two Vehicles? According to a viral video, the driver started by jumping the car off an entrance...

False

A video claims to show a real, high-speed police chase in which a Porsche Cayenne SUV drives up a ramp to hide in the back of a truck.

Video of SUV Driving Up Truck Ramp To Escape Cops Is Digital Animation Creative visual effects artist and Instagram user @2ncs wasn't credited for the digital animation video...

False

Is ‘American Winged Goblin’ Insect Real? A woodland creature appears in a picture to be eerily out of a fairy tale.

False

Did the ‘USS Al Gore’ Get Stuck in Ice? The truth about this meme may be inconvenient.

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Was a ‘President Gore’ Headline Published by Washington Times in 2000? Beware of headlines from an alternative history.

False

Cook County Correctional Center Rumor: Photographs show a new prison facility in Chicago, Illinois.

False

Does This Video Show a Naked Child Escaping Buckingham Palace? A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even...

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Thanks, Kalat Does a photograph show a statue of a U.S. soldier crafted by an Iraqi sculptor?

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Does Chelsea Clinton Wear an Upside-Down ‘Satanic’ Cross? Low-resolution viral images appear to show Clinton wearing an inverted cross, which some say is...

False

Do photographs show Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates posing for 'Teen Beat' magazine?

Do Photos Show Bill Gates Posing For a Teen Magazine? A blog claimed these images showed the Microsoft co-founder doing a photoshoot for the now-defunct...

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Is This a Real Photo of Trump with No Wig or Makeup? Who knows what GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's head looks like in its unprepped state?

False