As we celebrate Information Literacy Awareness Month, we challenge you to demonstrate your skills as an image detective.
There are a lot of amazing picture posted on the web, but many of them are real and others are not – there are so many ways to alter images or pass them for what they are not by adding a misleading caption. Let’s see how good you are at spotting fakery!

Please submit your response below. See contest rules, prizes, and contact information here.

Wednesday challenge answer:

Japanese Mood Melon is a fake. Color was changed using image editing software. Watch a YouTube video about this hoax.

Wednesday challenge winner:

Kelly Palmer

Today’s challenge:

Which of these images is/are real? What fakery techniques (digital manipulation, cropping, false caption, etc.) were used for fake images? How did you verify image authenticity?

Image 1: Long exposure of a tree struck by lightning

Image 2: Lightning-struck grass

Image 3: Glass melted as a result of fire

Submit your answer below. Make sure you answer all the questions fully!

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Come back tomorrow for a new question and the answer to today’s challenge!