Photo tampering exposed

Since the advent of Photoshop, photographers have leaned on it as a crutch to make their subpar photographs more interesting, and even to perpretrate lies and half-truths that threaten democracy as we know it. They must be stopped.

This website will educate you about what kinds of deceptions Photoshop can create, and prepare you to notice them in your everyday life. Below, you will see examples of the most appalling Photoshop deceptions in modern times.

As if this basketball action shot were not exciting enough already, AP Photographer Mark J. Terrill moved it from an indoor gym to the deck of a ship.

This photograph of an older Marilyn Monroe recreates her youth through the use of Photoshop. Mass media's barrage of images of perfect women cannot help but harm ordinary girls' body images.

A practical joker with no respect for art degraded a work of the great Michelangelo
by adding a pigeon to David's head.

Members of the Occupy London Stock Exchange movement irreverantly alter the face of a passing businessman in this picture to deceive others into supporting their cause.

This transformation of a washed-out picture of a flower into a crystal clear, unnaturally colorful version of its former self illustrates the frightening power of Photoshop to make the real world not seem good enough in comparison.

A visitor to an Italian cathedral decided to add a divine beam of light into their picture, using Photoshop to create a miraculous moment unlikely to occur in real life.

A University of Chicago biologist was fired after a student discovered that he had altered images of a petri dish in order to provide proof for his theories.

In a devious publicity stunt, Target alters a photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama shopping at Walmart to make it look like she is shopping at Target.