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Hoax Photos From The Internet

Some Common Samples of Doctored or Misrepresented Photos

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Click the links beside each photo for the full story and explanation.

Special thanks to Urban Legends guide, David Emery, for doing the legwork in researching and confirming these photos and stories.

WARNING: gruesome photos below.


Deer: How Did It Get Onto a Power Pole?
 
 

Emailed photos allegedly document the discovery of a dead deer high atop a power pole in a remote area of Baltimore (or Winnipeg, Manitoba, depending on version)

Click for full details and analysis at
Urban Legends. 

 


Gruesome: Japanese Man Survives Maggot Infestation Of His Brain

 
 

Are emailed photos of a man whose brain allegedly became infested with maggots or worms as a result of an ingrown hair (or eating sushi) real?

Click for full details and analysis at
Urban Legends. 

 


Amazonian Snake Swallows Man Whole.

 

Emailed photos from the Amazon Jungle.

 

Click for full details and analysis at
Urban Legends. 

 

 

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