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Did Sprinklers Save a House From a Massive Wildfire?
16 October 2017 A photograph showing a home with a green lawn surrounded by charred land is real, but the back story accompanying it is incomplete.
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Barack Obama Laughs with George Soros?
25 August 2017 A photograph purportedly showing former U.S. president Barack Obama and billionaire philanthropist George Soros laughing together is a composite of at least two different images.
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Tom Hanks Wears Political T-Shirt?
26 July 2017 A July 2017 Facebook post is the latest to digitally add political slogans to a photograph of the actor.
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Is This an Actual Supercell?
20 July 2017 A video purporting to show a huge storm moving over a rural road was digitally manipulated — but from a real photograph.
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Is This the 1898 Oklahoma Tornado?
19 July 2017 A centuries-old photograph purportedly showing a tornado in Oklahoma is actually an early example of composite photography.
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Seal Hugs Beluga Whale?
27 June 2017 An image purporting to be a photograph of a seal embracing a whale is actually a piece of digital art.
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Sun and Full Moon Between Two Trees?
14 June 2017 An image showing a full moon above a setting sun and framed between two trees is not a genuine photograph.
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Balloon-Breasted Trump?
6 June 2017 An image appearing to show Donald Trump with balloons stuffed into his shirt is actually a composite of at least two different photographs.
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Is this Donald Trump Sitting with Liberace?
6 June 2017 An image purportedly showing Trump with flamboyant performer Liberace was faked.
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President Donald Trump in a Diaper?
5 June 2017 A photograph purportedly showing Trump nearly nude and surrounded by bondage accoutrements is not real.
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Did Hillary Clinton Meet With the Manchester Bomber’s Father?
30 May 2017 A real picture with a false caption is being used to spread misinformation about the former Secretary of State on social media.
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Bruce Lee and Elvis Presley in a Dojo?
18 May 2017 A photograph purportedly showing the martial artist and singer together is actually a composite of at least two different images.
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Did a Biplane Buzz a Los Angeles Beach in 1911?
16 May 2017 An image purportedly showing a biplane flying low over a California beach is actually an early example of photographic manipulation.
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Are the ‘Rainbow Mountains of Peru’ Real?
16 May 2017 Although a photograph does show a real location in Peru, the colors of the mountains appear to have been digitally enhanced.
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Is This President Trump at the Golf Course?
15 May 2017 An unflattering image that sparked discussion over Trump's relative health and fitness was digitally manipulated.
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Did a Pink Volcano Erupt in New Zealand?
9 May 2017 Video purportedly showing oddly-colored smoke and steam rising from a eruption was digitally manipulated.
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Did Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Flip the Bird’ at a Photographer?
4 May 2017 A photograph appearing to show the civil rights leader eloquently gesturing at a camera is a hoax.
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Clouds Over Mount Fuji
1 May 2017 A spectacular video purportedly showing clouds rolling over Japan's Mount Fuji was digitally created from a still photograph.
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