Apparently Iran is not interested in threatening the world with its missile prowess after all.
Instead, it’s decided to impress everyone with its mastery of Photoshop’s clone stamp tool.
If you happened to have missed it, an image of four Iranian missiles shooting skyward circled through the media recently, with small, local outlets jumping on board and publishing the image on their front page. Guilty as charged included The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune, and several other newspapers, as well as BBC News, MSNBC, Yahoo! News, NYTimes.com, and many other major news Web sites. What they all failed to notice was that if you look closely, a few of those missiles look a bit too much alike.
Either someone in Sepah News decided that three missiles just wasn’t enough for the shock and awe that they were going for, or an overzealous intern got a bit too happy with their new found skills, but either way, it just goes to show you that even the most basic photo editing skills are enough to fool news editors in need of a few extra sales.
Anybody want to buy my picture of Bush holding a baby in his arms and a grenade in his teeth?
[Via: New York Times Blog]
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