Claim: Debunking e-mail rumors today seems to require that one be an image analysis expert. We regularly get requests to say whether pictures are real or a result of Photoshop. While some of the photos are obviously fabricated, like the one of the president and first lady in stereotypical "pimp and ho" getup, others are more subtle. For instance, we found that the picture being circulated as "Obama's crotch salute" was a real photo, but that the circumstances were being grievously misrepresented.
Fact-check: Not A Fake, But A Stretch - FactCheck.org
Verdict: debunking e-mail rumors today seems to require that one be an image analysis expert. we regularly get requests to say whether pictures are real or a result of photoshop. while some of the photos are obviously fabricated, like the one of the president and first lady in stereotypical "pimp and ho" getup, others are more subtle. for instance, we found that the picture being circulated as "obama's crotch salute" was a real photo, but that the circumstances were being grievously misrepresented.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-02-03T20:27:25