Fauxtography

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

Is Blue Tape Laced With Fentanyl Being Placed on Cars? How many iterations of this scarelore can there be?

False

Did a Ghost Remove a Dog’s Collar? Here's a logical look at a viral video.

False

Does a Pic Show Pete Buttigieg Wearing a Breastfeeding Device? Buttigieg has been feeding his twin babies with a bottle during paternity leave.

False

Does Pic Show Eric Trump Doesn’t Know Front End of a Shovel? A meme attempting to mock Eric Trump's intelligence used a doctored photograph to make its...

False

Do the Girl Scouts Have an ‘I Was Vaccinated’ Patch? As of October 2021, the COVID-19 vaccine had not been approved for children under the...

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Is This Sushi-Like Creature Real? The marine invertebrate was said to have been found by Japanese fishermen.

True

Did a Meteor Fall Into a Volcano? This is a genuine photograph, but the stated destination of this meteor was likely off...

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Is the ‘Wolf Mountain’ in Norway Real? You can find Mount Segla in Norway, but not this howling mountain peak.

False

Does a Photo Show Led Zeppelin Bassist’s ‘Triple-Neck’ Guitar? Internet users gushed over the weird and wonderful hybrid creation said to be owned by...

True