The UFO Phenomenon
Hoaxers fool thousands with fake UFO snaps
By
T.K. RandallSeptember 26, 2014 ·
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The photographs were produced using Photoshop. Image Credit: sxc.hu
Several images showing a strange object hovering over Portsmouth have turned out to be fake.
When photographs of the object were posted online by several different witnesses over the last two weeks the mystery of the Portsmouth UFO quickly became a hot topic on social media. Nobody seemed to know what the object was and the Met Office confirmed that it wasn't a weather related phenomenon.
As it turns out however the mysterious object hadn't actually existed at all - it was a complete fabrication put together by the people behind an upcoming science fiction and fantasy festival.
"We got eight or 10 people from around Portsmouth to take a picture at the same time on the same evening," said event organiser Joshua Hibberd. "I e-mailed them to another organiser, Dan Cook, who is a whizz with Photoshop. He added the UFO, and we had help from others to get people talking about it on social media."
The result was a convincing and elaborate hoax that gained attention from around the globe.
"It's amazing how people's imaginations have been taken by this," said Hibberd. "We wanted it to be Portsmouth-wide, but we didn't expect it to be worldwide."
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Portsmouth News |
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