Posted on 07/26/2008 12:31:07 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Did China's state news agency forge a photo?
China media photojournalism
A Chinese blogger has exposed the official news agency Xinhua for what appears to be a forged image. He noticed that two of the people present in the photo look remarkably similar.
The photo was taken during a visit from President Hu Jintao to the official Olympics site in Qingdao, where the watersports contests will take place. The site has been under the spotlight since it was overrun by a dangerous and polluting algae not long before the opening of the games. Hu Jintao came to the site to show the local press that the situation was under control, and to encourage athletes and organisers to double their efforts in the remaining weeks before the competition starts.
Besides, if you see the ground, you can easily see that tile pattern to the left of Hu and one to his right are different in the following full photo.
Probably both. The photo guy may have thought, “Oh! Some empty space! Let’s beautify it with more faces!” ;)
One face was used twice, but the more interesting question is - Who’s face got removed, and why?
Or maybe they’re twins?
The angle of the faces differ a little. This of course could be photoshopped, but it’s more than just copy and paste.
Could it indeed be twins?
Same guy photographed in two different positions and photoshopped into the same image.
The Chicoms can't have an original thought...
Do they even permit Twins to be born? It's a seriously question, I mean, what happens when the law is "one child per family?"
I could easily see them compelling an abortion. Pre or post-birth.
Just curious. Shame on you for making me think...
My guess... in true commie scumbag fashion, the person replaced in the photo fell out of favor with the murderous government after the photo was taken and now is either dead or languishes in some dank, deep jail cell.
Looks like the blue stripe on the shirt is on different sides unless there is a stripe on both sides of the shirt and we can only see one side clearly.
On second look at the other picture, I believe there is a stripe on each side.
Are we sure it is not two different people?
Good job. But why did you stop there?
It’s just mirrored (flipped horizontally).
It does seem odd to add a person. I think the other poster is right, it’s more likely he was pasted on there to cover up something or someone.
Pod People!
OMG, they’re Asian Mormon Pod people! <8^0
They might even be cloning Asian Mormon Pod people!
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