Newspapers and other news organizations across the world have were duped yesterday by an image provided by the Web site of Sepah News, the PR organization for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.  The image of a missile launch test that Sepah provided was photoshopped to show four rockets in the air, not the three that were actually launched.  Many major media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Chicago Tribute placed the false image on their front pages.

Below are the two images.  The original is on the top, the doctored photo below it.  It is obvious by the shading of the sky around the middle missile that image alteration had occured.  Another tip-off is the direct copy-paste of that bump on the ground, and the general fuzziness of portions of the desert floor.  The photo editors at the media outlets that took this photo as true really screwed this up.  A simple glance at the image shows that it has been changed.

The image below shows where the obvious signs of tampering are:

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC), and was primarily employed in daylight precision strategic bombing campaigns in World War II against German industrial, civilian and military targets.

From its pre-war inception, the aircraft was touted as a strategic weapon; a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber capable of unleashing great destruction, and able to defend itself. With the ability to return home despite extensive damage, its durability, especially in belly-landings and ditchings, quickly took on mythic proportions.

The B-17 Flying Fortress has become, for various reasons, somewhat of an icon of American power and a symbol of its Air Force. It achieved a lasting fame in the general public, which has eluded most other bomber aircraft.

If you’re anywhere near Montgomery, Alabama this weekend, you can even get a ride in this legendary aircraft. The Liberty Belle, a fully restored B-17, will be at the Montgomery Regional Airport on May 10th. For $430, you can experience a piece of WWII history and take a 30 minute flight. Passengers will be seated for takeoff and landing, but will be permitted to move between the combat crew positions during the flight.

For more information, visit www.libertyfoundation.org, or call (918) 340-0243.

Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107, is the last known surviving World War I U.S. veteran. Today, he met the president of the United States and received a standing ovation in a ceremony held at the Pentagon.

He was only 15 years old when he joined the Army and was deployed to war overseas on a ship called the Carpathia - the very same ship used in the rescue mission of the Titanic.

The festivities honoring Buckles included a tour of Washington, and was part of a series of events to honor the veterans of World War I, which included the opening of a photographic display at the Pentagon yesterday.

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