VERIFY: Fake storm photos are inevitable. Here's how to spot them

VERIFY: Fake storm photos are inevitable. Here's how to spot them

Across the East Coast, people are paying close attention to Tropical Storm Isaias. Inevitably, altered photos are likely to surface online. The Verify team wants to make sure that people are getting accurate information, and not sharing false images. As reported before by the Verify team, there have been numerous examples of false photos spreading online. That includes altered photos, like the one of a shark swimming on a Texas highway, and miscaptioned photos, like the one showing a real photo of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but labeled incorrectly as happening during a major storm. Full story: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/new... Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Subscribe to Local 5's "5 Things to Know" newsletter: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook:   / weareiowa