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About the Hoax Photo Database
The Hoax Photo Database catalogs examples of photo fakery, from the beginnings of photography up to the present. Included in the database are photos that are "real," but which have been suspected of being fake, as well as images whose veracity remains undetermined. The photos are displayed in chronological order (or reverse-chronological). They're categorized by theme, technique of fakery (if known), and time period. See below for the full list of categories.
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The Hoax Photo Database catalogs examples of photo fakery, from the beginnings of photography up to the present. Included in the database are photos that are "real," but which have been suspected of being fake, as well as images whose veracity remains undetermined. The photos are displayed in chronological order (or reverse-chronological). They're categorized by theme, technique of fakery (if known), and time period. See below for the full list of categories.
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View database as Thumbnail Gallery, reverse-chronological or chronological.
Techniques of Fakery
Numerous techniques of image manipulation are now available to photographers. Instead of trying to list every one, we've narrowed them down to a few broad categories.
Time Periods
Numerous techniques of image manipulation are now available to photographers. Instead of trying to list every one, we've narrowed them down to a few broad categories.
- Added Details
- Deleted Details
- False Caption
- Manipulating Existing Details
- Staged Scene
- Trick Angle
Time Periods
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Angolan Witch Spider
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Date: 2011
Date: 2011
Thankfully spiders don't actually get this large. The largest spiders in the world are only about as big as an adult human's hand.
The above image was created by artist/photographer/musician Paul Santa Maria in 2011 after he snapped a photo of a large wolf spider outside his Florida home. Twenty minutes of photoshopping later, he had transformed the normal-sized spider into a monster almost as large as his house.
The original image of a wolf spider that Paul Santa Marie used to create the hoax photo
He uploaded the photo to his Facebook page, intending it as a bit of photographic humor. He captioned it, "Sure You Want To Move To Florida?"
Within hours the image had gone viral, and soon the Internet had supplied the photo with a new, more alarming caption:
it's a new Spider call the Angolan Witch spider. They migrated from South America. They primarily eat dogs and cats In Texas this abnormally large spider was found on the side of this home. It took several gun shots to kill it.
"Angolan Witch Spider" is a creative name, but there is no such species in reality.
References:
Angolan Witch Spider - Giant Spider Hoax. Hoax-Slayer.com.
Romney Gets A Shoeshine
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Date: 2012
Date: 2012
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Romney Family Misspells Their Name
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Date: Feb 2012
Date: Feb 2012
A Black Lion
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Date: 2012
Date: 2012
Japanese Moon Melon
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Date: 2012
Date: 2012
Angry Koala
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Date: 2012
Date: 2012
Fireworks Over Europe
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Date: 2013
Date: 2013
Digital Glitch Furniture
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Date: 2013
Date: 2013
What happens when lightning strikes sand
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Date: 2013
Date: 2013
Fairy Pools
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Date: Oct 2013
Date: Oct 2013
This photo, identified as "The Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland," started circulating online in Oct 2013. It attracted comments such as "oh my this is beyond beautiful." In reality, the picture shows the scenic Shotover River in New Zealand, where the vegetation is a normal shade of green. The vivid purple color is completely artificial, achieved by means of a color filter.
Below, the Shotover River as it looks without a purple filter:
Although the purple-hued image is a fake, there is indeed a location on the Isle of Skye known as the Fairy Pools. It's a set of waterfalls along the River Brittle in the south of the island. It's a popular tourist attract.
The real Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye (source: All That Is Interesting)