Viral Photos That Turned Out To Be Fake

(Source: List25)

You can’t believe everything you see online. These days photoshop makes it easier than ever to tweak images and make things seem like something they’re not. Just take a look at these some viral photos that turned out to be fake.
 

People in China have to watch the sunrise on a screen because of the smog ------ Although this screen in Tiananmen Square does show a sunrise, it is only part of a commercial and it plays year round whether there is heavy smog or not.
 
This Syrian boy is sleeping between the graves of his parents ------ This photo was actually part of an art project by 25-year-old Abdul Aziz al-Otaibi from Saudi Arabia. He wanted to show how a child’s love for his parents is eternal. According to him it has nothing to do with the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
 

This man was making death masks for soldiers in World War I ------ While he was making masks, they are actually for soldiers who survived the war with serious facial deformations.
 

These purple trees surround the fairy pools on the Isle of Skye in Scotland ------ Actually, these trees were photographed in New Zealand and then photoshopped (original on the right).
 
This is a picture of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ------ No it’s not. It’s a picture of the Chilean coastline with some waves photoshopped in.
 
Someone took a picture while Air France flight 447 was breaking up over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 ------ In reality this is just a scene from the TV show Lost.
 
In 1914 a boy went to war and left his bike leaning against a tree ------ Somebody did leave their bike leaning against a tree but it wasn’t in 1914. It was in 1950, his name was Don Puz, and he never went to war.
 
The moon/star island combo ------ In reality this is a picture of the Hawaiian island of Molokini (the crescent). The star was added in via photoshop.
 
This is amazing multicolored snake was just discovered! ------ Sorry to bust your bubble but the real photo is on the right.
 

This mystical tree is found in…insert name of exotic location in Africa/Asia here ------ No, no, no! It’s a tree in Disney World, Florida. And it’s not even real.
 

This moon melon grows in Japan and it changes flavors when you eat it ------ There is no such thing as a moon melon, blue watermelon, or any melon that changes flavors. This is just a regular melon that was photoshopped.
 

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