Uh, yeah. They are. Google the headline, and see what you find. The original pictures were from a photoshop contest; someone else apparently made a news story to go with them.
Here’s the original work. You’ll note it’s dated 2002, long before the discovery.
http://www.worth1000.com/entries/18533/giants
(Grant you, the photoshopping isn't as good; that's why it lost.)
Now here's a fossil of a faerie:
You do believe in faeries, don't you? 
Unfortunately, Doc took up drinking when he discovered the catastrophic events unleashed by Michael J Fox's romance with his own mom.
Look at the size of these teeth!
And check it out! Fossilized cyclops!
Oh, look, a Centaur! 
(anyone know the Gods, Graves & Glyphs ping?)