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To: cartan; DCBurgess58
The software that compressed the PDF containing the scanned image mistakenly put the '1' into the background layer instead of the text layer. Then it compressed it together with the rest of the background..

As it did in other areas - the 'p' in triplet, the 'R' in Barack, etc. - that make no sense in forging.

It's not a straight scan - the background of the scan has been removed and replaced with the security pattern. There's been too much post processing done to make hard judgements here. If the whole thing had just been a photo, photocopy or straight scan, it would be different and easier, but it's not.

121 posted on 04/28/2011 11:25:33 AM PDT by D-fendr
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To: D-fendr

It’s possibly the result of some aborted OCR process.

I ran the AP version through an OCR app with “searchable PDF” optioned.
99% came through as searchable text. Including ALL of the rubber stamps.

That must be some pretty cheesy all in one type printer/scanner/fax that created the mess the White House posted.


133 posted on 04/28/2011 11:35:12 AM PDT by moehoward
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