The Hands of God
Netlore Archive: Emailed image purports to show the 'hands of God' in a cloud formation associated with 2004's Hurricane Charley
Description: Photo hoax
Circulating since: 2003
Status: Fake
Email example contributed by N. Walker, March 5, 2003:
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My nephew Patrick sent this picture and note. A friend of mine sent this photo of a cloud formation in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley. I think it is awesome and needed to be passed on. I truly hope that all of you will be able to view it.  |
Analysis: False. This obviously doctored image had already been circulating for at least a year when the email above, which claims the image is a snapshot taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, began making the rounds in late August 2004. Its actual origin is unknown, though some believe the picture is an anonymous homage to obscene images found on the infamous shock website Goatse.cx (warning: offensive content).
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Sources and further reading:
Hurricane Charley: 40,000 Ordered to Evacuate in Florida
CNN, 13 August 2004
Last updated: 09/07/04
