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Originally Posted by b_secret_99
The same picture appeared in the mainstream media. The London Sun ran with it originally, and it was subsequently referenced by a number of broadcast sources. Heck, even Drudge had it for a while on his website.
It's real dudes.
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Sorry, lots of media get fooled. Here's a prior fake, published in a tabloid:
http://www.fake-detective.com/book-4/case322.jpg As the fake detective states, the pic had been around on the internet for some time before the tabloid picked it up as real. In the picture we're talking about, the reverse appears true.
Everyone wants a scoop, especially tabloid papers. Often when one media outlet gets scooped, it jumps on the story quickly, so as not to be the last to run it. Drudge is interested in drawing people to his web site. He's hardly an investigative reporter.
Do you recall in 2000 when someone posted a fake stock news story? "The hoax magnified when several financial news services and Web sites, including CNBC, Dow Jones, CBSMarketw*tch.com, Bloomberg and CNNfn, began carrying the release or incorporated its highlights into quick newsflashes."
http://www.smartmoney.com/stockwatch...tory=200008256
Soooo, don't believe everything in the "news." Especially when it's from an outfit like the Sun.
http://www.thesun.co.uk
My two cents. Not looking for a fight, here.