Hoaxicane Sandy

[guppiecat]

You lot aren't my normal Security audience, but if you care about how to track down photoshop hoaxes, I wrote a quick article on it here.

Comments

[rikhei.livejournal.com]

Very interesting - thank you!

[nightshade1972.livejournal.com]

Good article. Thank you.

[howl-at-the-sun.livejournal.com]

My critical thinking class gets to hear about this.

[guppiecat]

Glad to help

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

Fascinating, thanks!

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

NEW JERSEY HAS SHARKS SWIMMING ON PEOPLE'S LAWNS!!!!11

http://instagram.com/p/RZEFImB5xs/

K.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

SHARKS EVERYWHERE!111!!!

http://instagram.com/p/RY15UGFw-1/

K.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

SURF'S UP ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN! http://instagram.com/p/RYSmrSS1yd/

K. [just amusing myself, frankly]

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

And the EXACT SAME WAVE overtook the Statue of Liberty at 12:12 PM (http://instagram.com/p/RZD813Rdv-/) and at 5:30 PM (http://instagram.com/p/RZDfMAinO9/). ITZ AMAZING!!111

K.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

PEOPLE STAND MOTIONLESS BEFORE 20 FOOT WAVES, JUST FEW FEET FROM THEM!!11 ARE THEY MAD!!?1 http://instagram.com/p/RZF2u4scNL/

K. [everybody got enough to play with?]

[guppiecat]

That one isn't a hoax, it's a glitch in the matrix.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Ha. No, it's an advert for a movie. Not "The Matrix" either.

K.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I'll see your statue of Liberty giant round cloud fake picture, and raise you THIS.

K. [cracked up]

[guppiecat]

This one is my favorite of that ilk:



In case it doesn't embed, it's also here.

[pauamma]

Your article was linked from Bruce Schneier's blog, and I had it open in another tab for later reading when I reached your entry on my fpage.