 HIPPO EATS DWARF: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. 
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Hoax Photo Test Answers: Level One
REAL  Bears do get big. This photo was taken in October 2001 in Alaska. (Read More About This) (Read Comments) HOAX  The book in President Bush's hand has been digitally turned upside down. REAL  The owners of this car really did try to strap all this lumber to their car and drive it away. What can one say? They were idiots. HOAX  Daschle's body was digitally flipped around so that his hand appears to be on the right side of his chest. REAL  An unfortunate accident, but real. It was caused by a deer jumping off an overpass and landing on a passing car. REAL  A photo taken over the Pacific July 7, 1999 by Ensign John Gay. The plane is an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151). The image is available on a Navy website. (Read Comments) HOAX  The plane has been digitally inserted into this picture of a tourist posing on the observation deck of the World Trade Center. The plane is not the same model as the ones that crashed into the towers. (Read More About This) HOAX  The cat has been digitally enlarged. The cat which served as the model for this photo actually weighs 21 pounds. (Read More About This) (Read Comments) REAL  Horrifying, but real. The rumor is that Jackson has to use tape to keep his nose attached to his face. (Read Comments) HOAX  The shark was digitally inserted into a U.S. Air Force photo taken near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. |
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