Cheating at every step: 15 viral photos that turned out to be fake

On the Internet you can see a huge number of photos, and many of them are really unique. But among the popular viral snapshots there are plenty of fakes, of which many are unaware.

Periodically, on the Internet appear as if unique photos that gain millions of views and become very popular. Many are shocked by the fact that often the pictures are production or they are carefully edited. We have selected for you several examples that can not but surprise.

1. Incorrectly interpreted photo

The horrors of military operations in the territory of Syria can be judged by the numerous photos that are easy to find on the net. For example, a picture was widely spread on which a Syrian boy sleeps between the graves of his parents. In fact, the photo was part of an art project, and the boy was a relative of the photographer.

2. Glamor over the tragedy

A few days after the terrible terrorist attack in New York on September 11, this photo appeared on the network. People were shocked and sorry for the guy, but after a while, quite logical questions began to arise about how the man did not notice the plane, how the photo was saved, and so on. As a result, the frame was found to be counterfeit, and the tourist was found alive.

3. It's not the wonders of nature

The picture is positioned as a unique phenomenon of nature in the Scottish forests. Here the deception is at every step, that is, in fact, the trees are green and they are in New Zealand near the Shotover River.

4. Prikol with the president

The story of how George Bush was reading the book upside down was not relished only by the lazy web user. By the way, this news flashed even in some media. The excitement around the photo was unjustified, because it's just a photoshop.

5. The tragic fall from the film

A picture that aroused compassion in many people was positioned as accidentally made during the fall of Air France, flight 447. In fact, it's just a shot from the movie Lost.

6. Counterfeit touching

In social networks this photo spreads with the speed of light and can not help but touch. Despite the fact that women really feel and see how the child pushes, to capture such a realistic fingerprint is not realistic. This is explained by the thickness of the abdominal wall. In addition, the leg looks very disproportionate to the actual size of the baby in the abdomen.

7. Moon with a star in the ocean

A huge number of people admired the picture of the miracle island, but in fact it's a fake. A month is really a picture of the real Hawaiian island of Molokini, and as for the star, it is simply added in Photoshop and does not exist.

8. Real Yin and Yang

Photos with unique animals are gaining a lot of likes and repots, the same happened with a picture of a black lion. Perhaps in nature and there were such animals, but as for this photo, it is fake, the original is attached.

9. Invented view of a million

How I would like to see such beauty in real life, and describe the image as Moonrise in the Sequoia National Park in California. In fact, research has shown that this mountain is in France, and the Earth satellite was simply added in Photoshop.

10. Exposing the legendary screensaver

Favorite movies of the studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer begin with the cutscene of a roaring lion. A few years ago, the network spread a photo, which allegedly shows the reverse side of the legendary shooting. The defenders of the animals were in shock, and in order to prevent the appearance of serious fights, the secret was uncovered - the photograph was forged and a tomography was made on the original lion.

11. False danger

During the filming of animals in the wild, different situations are possible and even deaths have been recorded. If you look closely at the details of this photo, you can see that the bear was moved to the photo using Photoshop, as evidenced by the head of a strange shape and grass on the front paw.

12. Cosmic Fruit of the Future

It's not the first year the photos are walking on the net with a watermelon, whose flesh has an unusual blue color. It is represented as a new Chinese or Japanese fruit. The secret is to reveal - it's just the wonders of Photoshop.

13. Unreal construction

Looking at this photo, you immediately think about what efforts were worth building, and how it all went. You'll have to disappoint, it's just an advertising move to attract tourists under the slogan "Castle Island in Ireland." They even found the original photos that they put together. Bravo Photoshop Master!

14. Unfair Shark Attack

One of the old examples of fake photo, which appeared at the dawn of Photoshop. In this picture, two unconnected frames are connected. To convince people of the reality of photography, she was often accompanied by a signature - "Nominee for the best photo of the year from National Geographic", which was also untrue.

15. Starfall

In 2015, a very popular shot was that allegedly recorded the fall of the star and its reflection in the river. In fact, the photo is deceptive, because it shows a two-minute exposure of the launch of the shuttle in 2010.