The most "fictional" photos in history

Since the development of photo editing technology, we have witnessed many Photoshop disasters. But besides that, there are also fictional photos that have fooled many people, although the truth was later revealed. Below are photos that fooled many people and were not exposed until 2014.

1. Photo of John Lennon playing guitar with Che Guevara?

Can you believe that music legend John Lennon once sat down to play guitar with revolutionary icon Che Guevara? Probably not, because it's not true. The photo actually shows John Lennon sitting with guitarist Wayne "Tex" Gabriel.

2. President Kennedy and actress Marilyn Monroe

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

A candid photo of President John F. Kennedy getting intimate with actress Marilyn Monroe has shocked many. However, it was actually the work of artist Alison Jackson, who specializes in taking “lookalike” photos that cause misunderstandings for famous people. The two celebrities only met at a fundraiser in 1962 and nothing more.

3. Giant LCD screen shows sunrise in China because of pollution

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

Even the most pessimistic people would be shocked to learn that pollution levels in China are so bad that they have resorted to using a giant LCD screen to show the sunrise. However, this is actually a fictional story, the LCD screen showing the sunrise is just a tourism advertisement for Shandong province.

4. Photo from a psychiatric hospital in the Soviet Union in 1952

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

The photo, which was said to have been taken in a psychiatric hospital in the Soviet Union in 1952, has haunted many people because of its spookiness. However, this is just a performance art in a special dance when the dancers jump at the same time. This dance was performed in many places in 1977. However, the photo is still haunting and inspired many horror works in the US.

5. Photo of Syrian child sleeping next to his parents' grave

The photo on the left was taken with the caption “In Syria, sleeping between his parents”. It is a very touching photo, but in fact it is just part of an art project by photographer Abdul Aziz al-Otaibi. The image of the two graves is fake.

6. Buddha statue carved on the cliff

The photo of a Buddha statue carved into a cliff hanging in mid-air is truly astonishing. However, it is just a work of Photoshop and the photo on the right shows the actual cliff in Hunan Province, China.

7. The purple forest on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

A scene that looks like something out of a fairy tale, but is actually just a fantasy. The photo is of a river in Queenstown, New Zealand. While the original photo is quite beautiful, the trees on either side are not as magically purple as in the photo on the left.

8. Photo of the aurora borealis in Alaska

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

The aurora borealis is a magical and beautiful natural phenomenon that often occurs in Alaska, but the photo of the aurora borealis above is a composite. The actual photo is an image of the Orion Nebula taken with the Hubble telescope.

9. Marlboro produces marijuana cigarettes?

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

After Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana, a photo was released showing that Marlboro was about to launch a marijuana-wrapped cigarette. However, the company later denied it and said that the photo was just a prank by some people who knew how to use Photoshop.

10. A double-decker bus race in 1933

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

A photo of a rather strange race between double-decker buses in England in 1933. However, in history there has never been such a race and the photo is just a product of photoshopping from the real photo on the right.

11. Supermoon captured at Sequoia National Park

The photo shows a giant moon in Sequoia National Park, but from the real photo on the right we can see it's just a composite.

12. Photo taken from the International Space Station ISS

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

It was a drawing by DeviantArt member A4size-ska. However, this photo was later shared a lot online and was said to be taken from the International Space Station ISS. The photo is famous for its beauty, but it is completely unnatural when we can see a whole galaxy behind it.

13. Women have been wearing shorts since 1937?

The photo of two girls wearing shorts causing a car to crash into a pole in 1937 is really interesting to many people. However, if we pay attention, we can see that this is just a set-up, when the car crashed into the pole without a single dent.

14. President Vladimir Putin grows bunny ears

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

The photo on the left appears to be Steven Seagal's prank on President Putin at a recent press conference. It made the front page of Reddit, however the actual photo does not show two fingers on Putin's head.

15. A candy cane with a Nazi flag printed on it

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

In the 1930s and 40s, the Nazis put swastikas on everything, but the candy with the swastika on it was not Hitler's doing. In fact, the photo above is from the 1983 film Eine Liebe In Deutschland.

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