Scientific fraud. Tabloid hijinks. Digital tinkering with photos is rampant, but new software could help set the record straight.

Photos: Pictures that lie

The Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung ran this picture in its 1934 April Fool's Day edition. The paper explained that the picture showed a new invention that allowed men to fly using their own lung power as the sole source of propulsion. The picture was picked up and widely distributed in the United States by International News Photo.

Credit: Museum of Hoaxes

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