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Web users debunk Russian TV's MH17 claim
bbc.com ^ | November 14, 2014 | Vitaly Shevchenko

Posted on 11/15/2014 7:09:12 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe

Several commentators pointed out that the "Malaysia" logo on the plane from the photograph was in the wrong place. Maksim Kats, a Russian blogger, said the plane in the picture looked like a slightly altered version of the one that tops the search results if you Google "Boeing view from above" in Russian. It also happens to be a publicity photo of a Boeing 767, not a 777, which was shot down over Ukraine in July.

Others noted that the fighter jet looked different from an Su-25 - the type which the Russian media had consistently claimed shot down MH17.

There were also claims that the shape of clouds in the satellite image proved that it actually came from a Google Earth photo of the area taken on 28 August 2012.

Furthermore, those who carried out a reverse image search on Google found that the photograph with the two planes was not so new or exclusive after all: it was first uploaded to a Russian forum on 15 October. Its source was claimed to be "enthusiasts from the Russian wikileaks".

'Crude fake'

The apparent flaws in Channel One's report triggered a torrent of ridicule. Ilya Varlamov, one of Russia's most popular bloggers, called Channel One's claim "a crudely photoshopped fake... just one episode in the information war". "Keep your brain clean, don't watch TV," he urged his readers.

And one user on Russia's Aviaforum website said: "We'd have a good laugh about it, if the topic wasn't so tragic".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Canada; Foreign Affairs; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: australia; canada; malaysia; mh17; russia; ukraine; unitedkingdom; vladtheimploder

1 posted on 11/15/2014 7:09:12 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Russia’s becoming a pathetic parody of itself.


2 posted on 11/15/2014 7:15:20 AM PST by Natufian (t)
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To: Natufian
,I>Russia’s becoming a pathetic parody of itself.

Much like the US.

3 posted on 11/15/2014 7:32:06 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Natufian

Sounds like Dan Rather has found a “fake but accurate” job in their media.


4 posted on 11/15/2014 8:13:23 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

5 posted on 11/15/2014 8:25:14 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Tailgunner Joe; dfwgator

Of course it was a fake peddled by the Russian government, who would have thought otherwise?


6 posted on 11/15/2014 8:35:54 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

think the Putin friends will show up on this thread?


7 posted on 11/15/2014 8:37:10 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: UCANSEE2

Even in it’s current state, the US is infinitely betterr than Putin’s Russia.


8 posted on 11/15/2014 8:54:36 AM PST by Natufian (t)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Bump


9 posted on 11/15/2014 9:32:16 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: GeronL

Real bad fake— Airport in picture is 2.5 miles

loooong, and plane photoshopped over the picture

is longer by scale, so they think planes are

over 3 miles long...bullcrap...


10 posted on 11/16/2014 8:14:54 AM PST by hubel458
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