Is this an apple or a banana? That’s the question we’re all asking after two CNN reporters fell for an obvious photoshop showing a Tunisian being hoisted into the air by protesters while appearing to hold a chainsaw.
It was an obvious photoshop. Ben Wedeman, CNN’s senior international correspondent, first tweeted the image.
Uhhhhh
1) The original photo is seven years old: https://t.co/RrfOV9lB0j
2) That chainsaw is an embarrassingly obvious photoshop pic.twitter.com/IsGKYrMTCu— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) November 26, 2018
“The [sic] IS the shot of the day as Tunisians, who managed to preserve their revolution against tyranny, protest the upcoming visit of #Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. #Khashoggi #Tunisia,” Wedeman tweeted.
The tweet is still up, for now. It’s such an obvious photoshop that one might wonder whether Wedeman knew this when he shared the image.- READ MORE