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Fake or manipulated images spread through the Web and social media are able to deceive, cause anxiety or pain, and influence public opinions and actions.
Fake or manipulated images spread through the Web and social media are able to deceive, cause anxiety or pain, and influence public opinions and actions.
Do you check the authenticity of images that accompany online stories ?
How do photos fuel the spread of fake news?
How do photos fuel the spread of fake news?
A Danish photo news agency recently tasked two of its photogs with creating a series that shows how easy it is to lie through photography. By shooting before and after photos of the same scene, they showed how angle and perspective can, consciously or not, manipulate viewers.
Is MGM intro against animal rights?
Is MGM intro against animal rights?
A photo of a lion strapped onto a machine in order to make the iconic MGM intro of a lion roaring is actually a photo of a lion being diagnosed at the vet's office. Luckily, the lion made a wonderful recovery and is now completely healthy.
Bear Chasing A Cycler ?????
Bear Chasing A Cycler ?????
Even though a photo of a bear chasing a cyclist will have a far bigger effect on you than a photo of a bear running through an empty street, luckily, nobody was harmed in the making of this photo. Although there's not much information about the original photo, it is believed the photo was taken Yellowstone National Park.
What is he doing?
What is he doing?
Unfortanately this is a real image: the infamous ‘Tank Man’ image representing an unknown man obstructing a line of tanks in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre, The photograph was symbolic of the tyrannical Chinese government’s refusal to cease oppressing their citizens.
Media Manipulation Illusion Example
Media Manipulation Illusion Example
Photos speak for themselves. Imagine you want to show how soldiers have no mercy when it comes to war. You would use the cropped picture on your left. However, if you wanted to depict soldiers as human beings, you would crop the right part of the original photo.
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