The 22 Most Misleading Viral Photos (Explained)

Viral photos: We love them, we hate them, and while we're still hating them we pass on the information we learned. But, in our continuing quest to sift through the bullshit for you, we asked our readers to debunk some of the most famous viral photos and gave $200 to the best ...

22 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

This photo has been misunderstood as Muslim a storeowner closing shop to honor the terrorists who bombed the World Trade Center on 9/11. The 'martyr'

21 Entry by Nicolae Horga

Heartbroken because her own cubs have died, a tigress is fooled into adopting a litter of piglets by Zoo officials in California who wrap them in tige

20 Entry by Zapp Rowsdower

CRAGKED.CO This picture, which purports to show the American soldiers who killed the last lion in Afghanistan, is a crude photoshop job especially o

19 Entry by AM Smiley

CRACKEDCON Mom, This image is fake. it a was created as an inspirational poster for successories.com. The artist combined four images to create ite Th

18 Entry by S Peter Davis

CHEMTRAIL (noun) a conspiracy theory that contests aeroplane vapor trails are made of insidious chemicals spraved for nefarious reasons. conspiracy si

17 Entry by Danzy

Look at these evil hunters! Together, they've killed more than twenty endangered wolves! Why isn't the Government stopping this! Amazingly, this pictu

16 Entry by CheshireGator

This photo shows 2014 New Yean's fireworhs from space. Just hidding. It was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to show cha

15 Entry by mkad

No, Obama's not ignoring the National Anthem, the raising of the flag, or the Pledge of Allegiance. He's not saluting because they're playing Hail to

14 Entry by Danzy

You may have seen this image floating around the internet of a mass wedding in Gaza held by Hamas. It clearly shows fully grown men marrying pre-pubes

13 Entry by Jordan Rudow

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12 Entry by S Peter Davis

In 2009, the media reported ATLANTIS may have been located off the coast of Africa via Google Earth Turns out that the straight lines were actually a

11 Entry by Marconi Rebus

This 1999 photograph of a 21-week-old fetus was taken by Michael Clancy, who said the fetus's arm thrust out and squeezed the doctor's finger. The ch

10 Entry by Agent Spiff

This is not of a picture Congress members playing solitaire during session, it is merely the Connecticut House of Representatives during a long (and e

9 Entry by Zapp Rowsdower

This photo, a fixture on conspiracist and anti-Zionist websites, purports to show former President George W. Bush pledging allegiance to the flag

8 Entry by AM Smiley

CRACKEDC Photos like this are often used that as 'proof Marilyw Mouroe was size 16. a She wasn't. For most of her career she was a size 8, and wvew at

7 Entry by EvilTodd

This photo of two Russian runners, Tatyana Firova and Kseniya Ryzhova, kissing while on the podium of the IAAF World Athletics Championships was circu

6 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

This photograph depicts Khalid Alussy as an Iraqi sculptor who forced to sculpt Saddam Hussein's statue back when was he was in power. After Saddam wa

5 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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4 Entry by DandyBerlin

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3 Entry by Jordan Rudow

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2 Entry by Agent Spiff

Google Maps satellite view 52.37655215.198303 In April 2013, the Internet freaked out over this Google Maps satellite view of what appears to be a dea

1 Entry by S Peter Davis

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