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Seeing no longer believing: the manipulation of online images

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A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr, becomes a rude gesture; dolphins in Venice’s Grand Canal – manipulated or mis-used images posted as truth. Researchers say image editing software is so common and easy to use, it has the power to re-imagine history. Even the White House is doing it and deadline-driven journalists lack the tools to tell the difference, especially when images come from social media.

Source: ScienceDaily.com