Maybe, but I've found that a lot of viral images are doctored in one way or another. Here are some links to recent examples of doctored photos. I know I've se

Maybe, but I've found that a lot of viral images are doctored in one way or another. Here are some links to recent examples of doctored photos. I know I've seen at least the deceptive image of cops "pointing a gun at children" when they were actually not on the front page of Reddit, so it's not like manipulated images have no effect: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/884-Protests,-Propaganda,-and-Photos.html https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/884-Pr... http://hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/891-Count-on-it.html http://hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/891-Count-o... That said, remember that not all alterations are digital: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/590-Under-the-Influence.html https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/590-Un...