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

Photos: Pictures that lie

The jackalope is a faux species of antlered rabbit. It is said to be highly aggressive, willing to use its antlers to fight. Thus, it is also sometimes called the "warrior rabbit." In this doctored picture, which appeared on a postcard of indeterminate age, a pair of jackalope scan the horizon of a field in Colorado.

Credit: Museum of Hoaxes

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