I’m sure you’ve seen this posted on Facebook somewhere.

But upon closer look, there is some pixilation to be had.

Skeptical of the internet? You know I am.

You can search the meta data from the picture above for the GPS coordinates of the modified image so you can see exactly who “enhanced” the picture and where it was done.

Additionally, you can see what kind of software they used to “enhance” the picture and of course when they modified the picture (date/time).

But to simplify it, here’s the original image from the River Front Times (St. Louis Alternative Newspaper)

To further vet the original picture from the RFT, you can then search for the photographer (RFT Intern Mitch Ryals @mitchryals ) original image and see what kind of camera was used (iPhone 5c gold), when it was shot/used (September 2014) and of course the coordinates of the picture as it is impressioned by the GPS coordinates in the picture (which happens to be around N: 38.740942 x  W: -90.303586 or 222 S. Florissant Rd in Ferguson, MO).

Obviously, this is an “enhanced” image of the picture. It was an original blog post related to the Ferguson Police in Missouri and the person who enhanced it, intended it to be used to change the voice of a protestor on site directly in front of the Ferguson Police Department.

Me? I’m all about our country’s 1st amendment – free speech…however, I don’t think photoshopping is really legal.

Remember a few things:

1. Everything on the internet isn’t true.
2. Good analysts would.
3. Trust, but verify.

Shout out to Christopher Post who pushed me to write about this today.

@rusnivek

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