New Agency Falls for Pic of GI-JOE Posed as Hostage

[FlyingPhotog]

See this article:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050201/D87VU1582.html

"Captured Soldier"



"Toy Soldier used as prop"

[begintowonder]

uhm...how come no where in this article does it say its a fake pic of a GI Joe doll? or did I misread something.

that is pretty funny though, in a sick and twisted way.

[MD11Forever]

uhm...how come no where in this article does it say its a fake pic of a GI Joe doll? or did I misread something.

that is pretty funny though, in a sick and twisted way.

It isn't funny, it is an example of the media falling for a hoax. They are so quick to jump on these stories that they don't bother to check the accuracy of them. Case in point of why you should not believe all of what you read or see on TV/internet.

[begintowonder]

yeah, definately dont believe the crap the news agencies show...i have a close friend in baghdad there and he sent me about 20 pictures today, im tempted to post them so people can see what its like, but i didnt think anyone would like it...




post 100. woo hoo

[FlyingPhotog]

uhm...how come no where in this article does it say its a fake pic of a GI Joe doll? or did I misread something.

that is pretty funny though, in a sick and twisted way.

They didn't realize it was a toy at the time the article was posted.