Image manipulation, reality manipulation, fake news

Image manipulation, reality manipulation, fake news


Like many of us, I don't like fakes and I don't like people who modify reality creating fake news.

Like many of us, I know that a digital photo is not the reality, but a simplified model of reality. It depends on how many dots per inch (DPI)it has if the digital image is more or less clear.

Like many of us, I am conscious of the fact my eyes are not able to detect all colors and all details while they are looking at something or at someone.

Like many of us, I know that there are plenty of apps to manipulate images to create other ones, different but also believable, but most of all more beautiful or fascinating. Sometimes it is not so simple to detect image manipulation, other times it is very simple.

Next: the first is the original photo, the second is the fake one (not simple to detect)

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Let's have two other fakes.

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Another simple example: the fake one (the first photo, obvious) has its own charm even if it has been obtained by a simple manipulation (reversing colors or negative).

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