The photo above is supposedly of a coyote who “literally froze dead in his tracks” at -28 degrees. (Fahrenheit? Centigrade? The site does not specify.) In reality this photo was achieved by simply putting a stuffed and mounted coyote outside, waiting for it to snow and then photographing it. Warm blooded creatures do not freeze to death “mid-stride”.
Usually when we think of fake photos we think of politics, magazine covers or advertisements, but we hardly ever think about weather. Well, Jesse Ferrell who works for AccuWeather.com is bringing to light some of the fake photos that have plagued the weather community for years (via the infamous email forward), and exposing recent false reports as well. It is a subject he cares about deeply and blogs about with passion, so I already consider him the TLS representative of the weather world. Here are some of Jesse’s blog entries about fake and hoax weather-related photos that I think make for interesting reading…
January 25, 2010 – The Huntington Beach Waterspout Photo Hoax
January 24, 2010 – R U Fooled by Recent Weather Photo Hoaxes?
October 11, 2009 – Weather Channel Fooled by Lightning Photo
July 1, 2009 – National Weather Service Fooled by Fake Storm Reports
April 25, 2006 – Classic Emailed Weather Photo Hoaxes
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So, are you saying this photo isn’t real?
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HAHA! Jason, I so love your SNOWNADO Shops. Or should I call them SHOPNADOS?
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