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Media blooper of the year: Bolivian channel uses images from TV drama "Lost" in coverage of Air France crash

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A mighty blow for Bolivian television network PAT. Last Thursday, they aired "exclusive" photos supposedly taken by a passenger of Air France flight 447 at the moment the plane crashed. In fact, the mid-air plane dismemberment photos were taken from the television series "Lost." Read more and see the videos...

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Saudi prince to journalists: "If you're not well-mannered enough, then let me educate you myself"

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Sultan bin Fahd won't hear a bad word spoken about the Saudi national football team. Outraged at journalists for criticising the team on TV, the Saudi prince picked up the phone and gave them a telling-off live on TV. Something which did not go down well with the Saudi web. Read more...

Photoshop pros in the Revolutionary Guards

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The photos of Iranian missiles released on Wednesday, July 9 made headlines around the world. But one of them, picked up by Agence France Presse (AFP), was found to be altered - most likely released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official press office, Sepah News. Read more...
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Fox News doctors photos of critical journalists

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Fox News aired doctored photos of two New York Times journalists who criticised the channel. After commenting that the right wing news source was losing viewers, the paper's reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe appeared on the channel with distorted features. See the video.

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