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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Hoax image of #occupyWallStreet goes viral on Facebook

Liars

Here is an interesting example of how you must not believe everything you see on social media. The image looks pretty convincing, but as soon I saw it I started thinking suspiciously - "Where did they get such a high vantage point?" .... and the answer is Google Maps.

The story has been shared on Facebook over 22000 times, yet it is a hoax. See the image source on Google Maps here.

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