Real Or Fake….

 

There’s an old joke that ends with the punchline, “who are you going to believe—-ME, or you’re lying eyes?“…

And in these days of digital manipulation, and Internet spread hoaxes—it’s getting harder and harder to tell what’s real, and what’s fake…

 

So, as we roll into the weekend, I thought I’d give you a little mind-candy… A collection of images and videos that MAY or MAY NOT be fake…

I offer no conclusions. You be the judge.

 

WHAT IS SITTING ON MARS???

Is this a picture of a creature on Mars? Or perhaps a statue left over from a past civilization? Or is it just a trick of light and shadow?

 

This photo was taken in 2004 by the Mars rover Spirit—and is actually in the upper left portion of a much larger panorama.

It was only discovered recently by some astronomy enthusiasts who were combing over the thousands of pictures NASA received during the probes 3-month mission..

You can link here to a more detailed photo and analysis of the image as you decide for yourself whether it’s real or fake…

 

SOCCER IT TO ‘EM….

This is supposed to be supermarket surveillance video of a produce aisle in a supermarket. The customer is caught on tape taking a melon—and using it as a soccer ball before neatly ”heading” it into the shopping cart.

Did it really happen—or was it faked?

 

LISTEN TO THE CREATURES OF THE NIGHT…

The images in this video go by quickly—at the very end of this short clip—so I’ve take two freeze frames, and tried to enhance them to give you a better look at whatever it is…

Shot with a night-vision lens—this video takes place in Catalonia, Spain where a couple of locals went looking for a creature seen flying about the area… Before they come across it—they supposedly find several strange feathers on the ground…

They surprise whatever it is—and both they and the creature get spooked.

The locals call it a fallen angel….What are you calling it? Real or fake?

 

GENERATING A NEW REALITY…

OK… Now that you’ve had a chance to look at those items—let me close with this video.

EVERYTHING you see in this has been faked…It’s all computer generated, manipulated images.

The creators show you the original—and then show you the end result.

So now that you see how easy it is to fake ANY image—still or moving—can you ever trust your lying eyes again?

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—Steve

Link here to the video & story Steve covered today on NBC-17

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