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Naming and photography

Doctored photographs are the least of our worries. If you want to trick someone with a photograph, there are lots of easy ways to do it. You donโ€™t need Photoshop. You donโ€™t need sophisticated digital photo-manipulation. You donโ€™t need a computer. All you need to do is change the caption

โ€”Errol Morris, documentary filmmaker, NYTimes.com

Aug 15, 2008, updated Mar 31, 2025