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Reuters Admits, Pulls Doctored Photos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fill-in-gimp-plug-here dept.

fragmentate points to a post on PopPhoto which says "Reuters pulled a photograph of burning buildings in Beirut yesterday after a post on the Little Green Footballs blog outed it as digitally manipulated. The photo, filed on Saturday by freelance photographer Adnan Hajj, ran with the caption "Smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut's suburbs." Fragmentate adds "Another image from the same photographer was found to have been doctored. Whether you're a CNN fan, or a FoxNEWS fan, you have to wonder how much of what we see is fake, or exaggerated."

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  1. Uh...Let's see by infosec_spaz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know when I want to make a point, I tend to exagerate...Like saying "Damn, That sandwich was the best one I ever had", or WOW! That was the best looking penis, er, I mean...Never mind.

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  2. Slashdot gives up trying to ignore the war... by mi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They lasted for three weeks... Here and here are a stories about IDF hacking into Hezbollah's broadcasts and web-sites, that were rejected by the editors.

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  3. Re:Fake or exaggerated? by The+Cydonian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Holy shit, Reuters Singapore? I used to work right next door to their building, even used to have lunches in their excellent canteen! Didn't know they were this cool until now; shoulda slipped a resume or something. (Not that there's anything stopping me now, but heck)

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