This is what it looks like when I import it into Adobe's Photoshop program:
Keep in mind that PDF's are Adobe's forte', so this isn't a problem with the importer on Adobe Photoshop.
For those who say this is a result of scanning it in and using and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program, answer me this: Why does the OCR recognize the State Registrar's signature and why does it NOT recognize some of the other easily recognizable printed characters on the form?
Like I said in another post, I've long held that Obama was probably born in Hawaii, but now, I'm not so sure...
Cheers
OK, so I’m reading all of this interesting conjecture about the scanned image, how it ‘layers out’ in Adobe, that it really shouldn’t layer out for a simple scan, or it would layer out if they (the scanning people) left the OCR option on accidentally, etc.
I am not a graphic software geek by any stretch, in fact, I would just consider myself an adept user of many different kinds of software.
But, I will tell you this: if I was going to make a forgery of a period document like that, I would get a real one, I’d scan it purposely with OCR on, peel out the information of the innocent victim, and then paste in my own stuff. I believe that’s exactly what occurred here.
Waiting this long to release something so innocuous causes my BS meter to peg. There’s something definitely not right about the motive nor timing of this release.
I am confident there are many skilled and savvy FRiends with the knowledge and expertise to expose this for what it is.