More fauxtography in 2008
Little Green Footballs writes about the digitally enhanced Iranian missiles, and how some press sources bought into it. The AFP has retracted what they put up, as did some other newspaper websites:
Others on the subject include Michelle Malkin, Snapped Shot, Hot Air, Blackfive, Ace of Spades, EU Referendum, A Blog for All, Suitably Flip, Pat Dollard, Kamangir, Badger Blogger, BitsBlog.
Updated, 9:33 a.m., Agence France-Presse has retracted the image as “apparently digitally altered.”I don't suppose they'd be willing to give favorable credit to Charles Johnson and company for their splendid work in detecting the scam? And I don't suppose they'd be willing to check the pics more carefully next time before running them to begin with?
As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles heading skyward in unison. Unfortunately, it appeared to contain one too many missiles, a point that had not emerged before the photo appeared on the front pages of The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers as well as on BBC News, MSNBC, Yahoo! News, NYTimes.com and many other major news Web sites.
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Agence France-Presse retracted its four-missile version this morning, saying that the image was “apparently digitally altered” by Iranian state media. The fourth missile “has apparently been added in digital retouch to cover a grounded missile that may have failed during the test,” the agency said.
Others on the subject include Michelle Malkin, Snapped Shot, Hot Air, Blackfive, Ace of Spades, EU Referendum, A Blog for All, Suitably Flip, Pat Dollard, Kamangir, Badger Blogger, BitsBlog.
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