Photo Fakery: Social / Political Issues

Authentic: Emailed photos of the 'Tear Drop Memorial' designed by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate the victims of 9/11.

Is the American Civil Liberties Union against displaying crosses on federal property? (W/photo of veterans' cemetery.)

Has the ACLU raised objections to U.S. service personnel praying based on a photo showing a group of Marines with bowed heads?

Authentic emailed images show Hispanic high school students in California demonstrating against proposed immigration legislation by hoisting a Mexican flag above an upside-down American flag.

Translated into English, the French portion of an American product label reads: "We are sorry that our president is an idiot. We did not vote for him."

Recycled from the G.W. Bush years: Translated into English, the French portion of an American clothing label reads: "We are sorry that our president is an idiot. We did not vote for him."

Forwarded image purports to show a billboard near Phoenix, Arizona inviting illegal immigrants to go to Los Angeles instead.

Emailed photo shows presidential candidate Barack Obama speaking on the phone while apparently holding the receiver upside-down.

In an emailed photo of Air Force One, the military plane used by President Barack Obama, the tail number has been changed to a racist epithet.

Viral image appears to show Barack and Michelle Obama saluting the flag by placing their left hands (instead of their right) over their hearts.

Viral image purports to show an unaware Barack Obama posing for a photo opp with a college student who has written "Vote Ron Paul" on the back of his hand.

Emailed image purports to show President Obama kneeling at a "mosque prayer session" on the White House grounds in Washington, DC.

Emailed photo shows a U.S. soldier wearing a black patch which reads 'Doing the work of...' above the flags of France, Germany and Russia.

Emailed photos not released by the U.S. government show the December 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein in Tikrit, Iraq. They appear to be genuine.

Authentic: Emailed photos show a huge cache of money totalling $207 million seized from Mexican drug dealers in 2007.

Viral images purport to show an amazing likeness between photos of Prince William's royal wedding to Kate Middleton and the Disney cartoon feature 'Cinderella.'

Emailed photos purportedly show the stylish and comfortable new digs of prison inmates in Chicago's Cook County Correctional Center.

Authentic: Emailed images show Christmas wreaths adorning the headstones of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

A photo released by the White House of U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney on a fishing trip in Idaho appears to show the blurry reflection of a naked woman (among other possibilities) in the dark sunglasses he is wearing.

Juxtaposed images purport to contrast President Barack Obama, "man of the people," with Mitt Romney, "man of wealth and privilege."

Emailed photos of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were purportedly discovered on a roll of film from an old Kodak Brownie camera.

Authentic photo circulating via email shows President G.W. Bush hugging 15-year-old Ashley Faulkner, the daughter of 9/11 terrorism victim Wendy Faulkner.

Emailed photo purports to show President Bush and his father nonchalantly fishing in the flooded streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

TRUE: Mysterious billboard sighted off Highway I-35 near Wyoming, Minnesota features a picture of George W. Bush with the slogan "Miss Me Yet?"

TRUE. Emailed photo shows President Bush running beside U.S. Army Sgt. Mike McNaughton, who lost his leg in a land mine explosion in Afghanistan.

Circulating via email, a photo of George W. Bush and Laura Bush visiting a victim of the Ft. Hood shootings. Accompanying text says the visit was impromptu and President Obama asked the Bushes to leave.

The accompanying story is suspect, but emailed photos of a woman being smuggled into the U.S. crammed inside the dashboard of a vehicle are authentic.

Emailed photos show mounds of trash and debris left behind in a "rest area" used by illegal immigrants crossing the border between Mexico and Arizona.

'Newspaper clipping' circulating on the Internet purports to show a youthful John Kerry shaking hands with Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey.

Email flier (with photos) purports to enumerate the personal property holdings of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

HOAX: Viral image shows a sign allegedly posted in a McDonald's restaurant stating that African-American patrons must pay an additional $1.50 transaction fee due to a recent string of robberies.

This viral image circulating in advance of the 2012 election purports to show Mitt Romney and family wearing T-shirts that spell out the word 'money.'

(Authentic/Mislabeled) Emailed photos show Muslims brandishing signs advocating violence against anyone who insults Islam at a purported 'Religion of Peace demonstration' in London.

Circulating via email: A sign posted on the door of a shop in Houston's Harwin Central Mall says the store will be closed on September 11 to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali, purportedly a 9/11 terrorist.

Circulating via email: Snapshot taken at the NAACP's 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Columbia, SC shows a wooden box covering a statue of George Washington in front of the state house.

A phony Nike ad showing a bloody sneaker lying intact on the pavement after a terrorist attack bears the slogan, "You may not survive the blast, but your shoes will."

Viral image purports to show a sign carried by a protester during a May Day pro-immigration rally which says "Give Us Free Health Care, Jobs - No Taxes, House, Food, You Owe Us America! We Will Shoot More Police in Arizona Until We Get Free!"

Circulating via email, a photo taken of a window of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida featuring a display of Barack Obama books into which a book named 'Monkeys' has been inserted.

According to this email tale, an AFP news photo containing a close-up of a Red Cross Debit Card issued to Hurricane Katrina victim Latesha Vinette instantly resulted in fraudulent charges on a massive scale.

Circulating via email, a photo purporting to show a highway sign in Kenya that reads "Welcome to Kenya, Birthplace of Barack Obama."

Emailed image purports to show Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin posing for a photo wearing an American-flag bikini and carrying a rifle.

Emailed photos show a memorial statue by Iraqi artist "Kalat" purportedly honoring the American troops who liberated his country.

"Brooks Brothers suit: $680. Political career to become Senate Majority Leader: $15 million. Using the wrong hand while repeating the Pledge of Allegiance: PRICELESS."