I saw a post on Facebook with these pictures:
They apparently show Osama Bin Laden with Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Are these authentic pictures of actual meetings?
asked Jun 11, 2020 at 5:13
Cotton Headed NinnymugginsCotton Headed Ninnymuggins
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65Note the antisemitic content of the fake Hillary Clinton photo.– ColinCommented Jun 11, 2020 at 8:00
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45You even have to ask? Note the Star of David on Hillary Clinton, how'd that get there?– Harper - Reinstate MonicaCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 14:38
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13I mostly asked because I know if I don’t have concrete evidence against someone’s post, they will likely still believe what they saw is authentic.– Cotton Headed NinnymugginsCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 14:54
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52@Harper-ReinstateMonica - I think the more remarkable Star of David is around Bin Laden's neck.... essentially alleging he's both a Muslim and a Jew.– Clockwork-MuseCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 16:05
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12Good point. It's just unbelievable that you should even need to argue that. Anybody who gives these credence is probably unconvinceable.– Harper - Reinstate MonicaCommented Jun 12, 2020 at 16:09
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Hillary Clinton: Fake
A photograph of Hillary Clinton shaking hands with terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has circulated online (divorced from its original context) ever since it was created for a Photoshop contest held back in 2007 by the web site FreakingNews.com
Barack Obama: Fake
Full Fact found the original image:
Condoleezza Rice: Fake
The same Full Fact article found the source image:
The picture featuring former Secretary of State Condoleeza (sic) Rice, was also an entry to an April Fools’ Day Photoshop competition on [Freaking News] in 2007.
answered Jun 11, 2020 at 6:09
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6I have no idea how you fact checked this so quickly. Whenever I use Snopes, it seems like I'm being too specific or something. Commented Jun 11, 2020 at 6:12
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10@CottonHeadedNinnymuggins Try Google or Tineye's reverse image search. Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 16:21
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5how do we know that somebody didn't enter the real thing into those contests? \<tinfoil\>– MichaelCommented Jun 13, 2020 at 3:44
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4@Michael Interesting to note, the best thing would be if someone didn't win with an original photo. Would it be because they didn't photoshop funny enough? It couldn't be because the photo wasn't realistic enough since original photos are original photos. If it's not realistic, it's the photographer's fault I guess. Commented Jun 13, 2020 at 6:06
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@CottonHeadedNinnymuggins - I think an entry that makes a statement about how big a jerk the entrant is, vs the quality of their technical editing skills, is more germane to whether they win a contest like this or not. Commented Jun 22, 2020 at 16:57