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DBoon

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7. This has been going on a long time

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 12:40 PM

Oct 4

Almost 100 years in fact

The original had Nikolai Yezhov to Stalin's left. After Nikolai was purged, the modified photo was released, as "emblematic" of the regime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_images_in_the_Soviet_Union

What required a Soviet photography work in a darkroom can now more easily be done with AI

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There's a word that describes people who claim they need to tell lies to communicate a deeper truth, and that word is... [View all] demmiblue Oct 4 OP

Hard to tell on this one The Madcap Oct 4 #1

4 fingers and thumb (makes 5) on her right hand, only 3 fingers on her left hand (the latter being the tell). . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 4 #11

Lying and Other Sick Behaviors The Roux Comes First Oct 4 #2

I don't care that it's fake if it supports my beliefs. CrispyQ Oct 4 #3

Not sure it's just "on the right" TheProle Oct 4 #4

Indeed. n/t demmiblue Oct 5 #14

CHILDREN LOVE TO PRETEND. Xoan Oct 4 #5

You need to be particularly skeptical of still photos these days Shermann Oct 4 #6

It is amazing, and scary, how far AI videos have come in such a short period of time: demmiblue Oct 4 #8

This has been going on a long time DBoon Oct 4 #7

They should have added central scrutinizer Oct 4 #9

Reminds me of those kitsch paintings of big-eyed children. eppur_se_muova Oct 4 #10

Margaret Keane... Amy Adams portrayed her in the movie "Big Eyes". demmiblue Oct 5 #15

She's being rescued.. lame54 Oct 4 #12

This photo is no real, but PennRalphie Oct 4 #13