PICTURES - TRUE OR FALSE?

A picture (photo) is worth a thousand words. But, are the words true or false? Today, we see all kinds of pictures from all manner of sources.  They include television, Internet, social media, etc. You name it.  They often show some poor child in dire circumstances or even death.  They often show people of all stripes in  some situation of distress and/or despair.  The pictures are often altered in some manner to promote a cause.  The contents of the pictures are often misrepresented as to who, when, where, what and how.  This link is a classical example:

https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/23/fact-check-photo-soldiers-crying-syria-kurds-islamic-state-withdraw-trump/

I’ve come to question almost all I hear and little of what I see.  In today’s era of information overload it becomes more and more difficult to separate truth from falsehood.  Too often we collectively have a knee-jerk reaction to some widely dispersed photo used to promote a cause or political agenda.  These photos are all too often false.

Question all you hear and most of what you see.