Fake Photos in Fake News – PhotoShelter Blog

The New York Times reported an incredible story of how a 23-year old recent college graduate created a fake news story about fraudulent Clinton votes in Ohio and netted $22,000 on a fake news website from ads. Desperate for cash to pay for living expenses

via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/01/fake-photos-fake-news/

History is littered with allegations of staged photography in news settings, but the decentralization of the news media and the rise of hyper-partisan sites has led to something else: image theft and fraudulent captions.