The satirical text accompanying the image jokes about the “calibre of the construction machinery” - the author suggesting that reports of damage to buildings from military ordinance are exaggerated or untrue.Ĭlose inspection reveals this image was digitally altered to include the machinery. An example of object addition is the below photograph, which purports to show construction machinery outside a kindergarten in eastern Ukraine. Taking things further still, Photoshop or equivalent software can be used to add or remove people or objects from a scene, or to crop elements out from a photograph. A tight shot of people, for example, can make it hard to gauge how many were in a crowd, compared with an aerial shot. Using a particular lens or vantage point can also change how the scene looks and can be used to deceive.

This was the case with destroyed vehicles that Russia claimed were bombed by Ukraine.

This requires no special software or technical skills – just a willingness to upload an old video of a missile attack or other arresting image, and describe it as new footage.Īnother low-tech option is to stage or pose actions or events and present them as reality. Using an existing photo or video and claiming it came from a different time or place is one of the most common forms of misinformation in this context. How is this fake content created and spread, what’s being done to debunk it, and how can you ensure you don’t fall for it yourself? What are the most common fakery techniques? Queensland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Paula Dootson has received funding from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Queensland Government, and Natural Hazards Research Australia.

He is also a past contributor to the Australian Associated Press.ĭaniel Angus receives funding from Australian Research Council through Discovery Projects DP200100519 ‘Using machine vision to explore Instagram’s everyday promotional cultures’, DP200101317 ‘Evaluating the Challenge of ‘Fake News’ and Other Malinformation’, and Linkage Project LP190101051 'Young Australians and the Promotion of Alcohol on Social Media'. Thomson has received funding from the AAP, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and from the Australian Research Council through Discovery Project DP210100859. Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology

Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Media, Queensland University of Technology

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