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.
Thursday challenge answer:
Long exposure of a tree hit by lightning is an example of passing an image of what it is not by adding a false caption. It was originally created as an art project. Read the description of the techniques used to create the original image. The other images are real.
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: Oscar Meyer wiener jet
Image 2: Airplane crossing
Image 3: crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Submit your answer below. Make sure you answer all the questions fully!
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Come back next week to see the answer and meet the winners!
