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Top 10 Trending Fake Images of 2014
Here are ten images that created stir on social media in 2014 and then out of nowhere were proven to be fake. It’s hard to believe that there are people and organizations out there that are out to stoop you and make you look stupider than you think.
10. Is Malboro Going To Be Manufacturing Marijuana Cigarettes?
After Washington and Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, news spread on social mediathat the makers of Marlboro desired to become the country’s first major weed brand. Is there any truth to it? No. No they don’t. The source of this image is a site called Abril Uno, one of those unfunny Onion-like sites with stories that ultimately gets passed around not because they’re funny, but because they’re somewhat plausible.
9. Is That A Picture of President Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe Cuddling?
No, that photo on the left doesn’t depict an affectionate moment between President Kennedy and his thought-to-be lover, Marilyn Monroe. It’s the work of Alison Jackson, who’s known for taking pictures with lookalikes of famous people. And it’s well done. You had me fooled. The real photo on the right is from a May 19, 1962 party that followed a Democratic fundraiser in New York.
8. Is this a young Syrian child sleeping next to the graves of his dead parents?
It’s a heart-wrenching photo. But it’s actually just part of an art project from Saudi Arabia. The photographer is a 25-year-old, named Abdul Aziz al-Otaibi, who wanted to create a photograph that showed how a child’s love for his parents is eternal. And it has nothing to do with the current humanitarian crisis in Syria.
7. Are Those Death Masks from WWI?
The above pictured masks hanging on the wall in the WWI-era photo aren’t death masks, as some historical Twitter accounts have made us believe. They were for WWI veterans who had suffered facial disfigurements during battle.
6. Are Those Islands Belonging To Greenland?
The alleged “Kissing Islands of Greenland” do not exist. The image first appeared online in January 2012 and is the work of Italian photographer and digital post-production artist Vincenzo Micarelli. It first appeared on his website and listed the client as Pfizer, the creator of the Viagra pill. The original image in Mr. Micarelli’s portfolio includes the Pfizer logo, although it has often been shared online with this logo cropped out. It went viral in 2014.
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