Showing posts with label photo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photo. Show all posts

Friday, July 10, 2026

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups

Israel’s military confirmed the authenticity of the photo. “The incident does not align with IDF values and regulations,” a spokesperson said, adding that an inquiry was under way. 

Holding and photographing the man semi-naked also broke international law, said Sari Bashi, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel. “There is no security justification for holding a detainee in his underwear,” she said. “Forced nudity followed by capturing and sharing sexualised images on social media is a form of sexual violence and also a war crime.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/photo-palestinian-prisoner-corroborates-israeli-torture-claims


 

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

When a Guardian reporter pointed out on social media that the image was not a genuine photograph of the generally small and tame protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Portland, the Oregon Republican Party's X account replied: "We're not reporters, just bad memers."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/oregon-republicans-protest-photo-south-america


 

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Fake photo used in claim that the Pentagon was attacked. Pants on Fire! - PolitiFact

The story said the whole thing was a hoax: A May 22 tweet falsely told of an "initial report" of a "large explosion" near the Pentagon and used the black smoke photo, which it said was created using artificial intelligence. The photo showed a portion of a rectangular building, not the Pentagon. Within 20 minutes, local authorities had debunked the report…

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Rep. Andrew Clyde who compared Capitol riot to 'normal tourist visit' barricaded House doors, photos show - The Washington Post

… Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) last week downplayed the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, comparing the mob's breaching of the building to a "normal tourist visit."…


Michigan GOP co-chair posts photo with Nigel Farage, suggests 'MIexit' | TheHill

… "Michigan Republicans will call for anything and be seen with anyone -- with no regard to the fringe rhetoric it emboldens and violence it encourages -- as long as the end goal is undermining Governor Whitmer," said Lavora Barnes, chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party...
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554206-michigan-gop-co-chair-posts-photo-with-nigel-farage-suggests-miexit


PolitiFact | No, this isn’t a real photo of Joe Biden and Jen Psaki

This photo is doctored.


Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Trump operatives get busted for using pre-pandemic 2019 photo to smear Biden as a mask hypocrite – Raw Story

Supporters of President Donald Trump are using a photograph taken in 2019 to accuse Joe Biden of hypocrisy when it comes to wearing face masks. The photo, which was taken before the pandemic even started, shows a mask-free Biden on an airplane with traveling press secretary Remi Yamamoto. The photo was spread by former Trump administration official Richard Grenell and then amplified by right-wing talk show host Mark Levin....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/trump-operatives-get-busted-for-using-pre-2019-photo-to-smear-biden-as-a-mask-hypocrite/

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as 'Mail-in Voting' Protest - FactCheck.org

A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.”
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/tweet-shared-by-trump-misrepresents-photo-as-mail-in-voting-protest/

Friday, July 24, 2020

A Trump ad assails ‘chaos & violence.’ Critics point out the photo is from Ukraine in 2014. - The Washington Post

A new Trump campaign Facebook advertisement shows a split screen of two photos, one next to the other. The left one shows President Trump standing with several police leaders. The right one shows what appears to be a law enforcement officer being attacked by a mob of protesters. Under them are the words “Public safety vs. chaos & violence.” ...

...The photo, taken by Ukrainian photographer Mstyslav Chernov, is actually from 2014. It shows pro-democracy protesters in Ukraine clashing with police who were protecting Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s president, who was eventually removed from office and found guilty of high treason.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/23/trump-ad-facebook-ukraine/

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Old Photo Shows Obama, Fauci at U.S. Facility - Not 'Wuhan Lab' - FactCheck.org

An image circulating on social media claims to show former President Barack Obama, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Melinda Gates at the “Wuhan lab in 2015.” The photo was actually taken at the National Institutes of Health campus in Maryland — and Melinda Gates is not in the picture. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/07/old-photo-shows-obama-fauci-at-u-s-facility-not-wuhan-lab/


Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Viral Photo Doesn't Show Schiff With Whistleblower - FactCheck.org

Viral posts are spreading a false claim that a photograph shows Rep. Adam Schiff with the “whistleblower.” The photo was posted by Schiff and shows his family and his daughter’s boyfriend — who is a college student, not an intelligence official.
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/viral-photo-doesnt-show-schiff-with-whistleblower/








Click Older Posts above to see more.