A photo showing Iranian military officials detonating four military warheads appears to have been digitally altered to show an extra missile, according to a New York Times blog, The Lede.
The photo was released by Agence France-Presse amid news of Iran conducting controversial missile tests.
According to The Times, AFP reportedly obtained the photo from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's media Web site, Sepah News, on Wednesday. The photo ran on the covers of major media outlets around the world before anyone noticed the apparent error.
On Thursday, The Associated Press released a photo from Sepah News' site that appeared almost identical, but with only three missiles shown, The Times reported. AFP retracted the four-missile version of the photo on Thursday, claiming it was altered by Iranian State Media.
In a statement, AFP said that the missile “has apparently been added in digital retouch to cover a grounded missile that may have failed during the test.”
It was unclear on Thursday whether or not the Iranian government had any involvement in the incident.
Iran has recently made headlines by test-firing long range missiles in the Persian Gulf.
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I wouldn't put too much hope in this photo...I have a feeling that the Iranian government just produces these types of photos for media purposes - purely for the "wow" effect of their own people.
Hopefully, the US gov doesn't base their knowledge of missile fires on some photos. ;)
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