Is This a Photo of Seattle — Brought to You By ‘The Environmental Left’?
A photograph of debris on a street, purportedly from Seattle’s CHAZ (or CHOP), circulated on Facebook in the summer of 2020.
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Does This Image Depict an ‘Antifa Rioter’ Named Brian Who ‘Hit a Woman’ in Front of a ‘Real Man’?
A very brief post about an “antifa street rioter” named “Brian” manages to cram an astonishing number of lies into just thirty words.
The Trump Campaign’s ‘Public Safety vs. Chaos and Violence’ Ad
A Facebook advertisement contrasting “public safety” with “chaos and violence” used an image from the Ukraine in 2014.
‘This Fool Actually Tattooed Will Smith on His Face’
No, he didn’t.
Did News Outlets Publish Old Photographs of Crowded Jacksonville, Florida Beaches in April 2020?
Images of densely populated, newly reopened Florida beaches were followed by claims that they were old or stock images.
‘I Wonder Why the Cameraman Didn’t Need Protective Clothing?’ Facebook Post
A viral tweet and post attempted to prove that the media had “hyped” the threat of COVID-19 by donning protective gear when clearly none was necessary.
‘Spanish Army Locked Down the Country Due to Coronavirus’ Image Set
A viral image set shows the Spanish Legion (not the “Spanish Army”), and the photographs date back as early as 2013 — well before the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
‘I Did Not Take This Photo and I Don’t Know Who Did’ Australian Community Firefighters Image
In the wake of deadly and devastating fires in Australia in December 2019 and January 2020, a miscaptioned photograph showing firefighters from California circulated with prayer requests.
Detainee Trying to Feed Her Baby or ‘The Nativity 2019’?
A heartwrenching image of a detainee trying to feed her baby through a fence in December 2019 was actually taken in Argentina in 2013.
Did Trump-Supporting Teens Trick Bernie Sanders into Posing with Them?
Images from local news sources are often removed from their context and recaptioned, as was the case with a photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders and high school girls.
