Faux Images and Videos

This image, which circulates via social media and email, and has also been posted to numerous blogs and forums, depicts an amazingly tall young lass standing beside an older man usually identified as her teacher.

Circulating report claims that Russian scientists have found 6 giant human skeletons while excavating a site in western Iran.

This story was first published on August 7th 2008. Outline A sequence of photographs supposedly shows a large crane truck toppling off…

Message claims that attached photographs show a unique flying luxury hotel called the “Hotelicopter” that is soon to begin its first tours.

This message claims that an attached photo depicts the 2004 Asian tsunami about to engulf a city.

An image circulating via social media supposedly depicts a strange half cat creature with only two legs and no ears caught in action by Google Street View cameras

An image that appears to show a large snake coiled inside a plastic jug of milk is currently circulating via social media. 

Circulating reports feature images of a mermaid body that was supposedly found washed up on a beach.

Circulating image depicts a packet of Tim Tams chocolate biscuits featuring the allergy warning “MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUTS AND HUMAN FLESH”.

This beautiful, albeit clearly photoshopped, image circulates via social media websites, blogs, and online forums. It is usually touted as an example of “beautiful nature”, “our wonderful world” or similar.