Deception

A World Shaped by Manipulated Reality
Look closely. What do you see? In the picture above, there are two versions of the same photo. One is genuine, the other has been modified. The photo on the right, released by MSNBC in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death has been photoshopped. Notice the tanned skin tone, brighter and more visible smile, darker eyebrows aligned with the top of his glasses, less elongated face, wider jawline, and added muscle definition. Clearly, there is a difference between these two images, but why would any news agency do this? Because you are in a propaganda war, and they want you to see the specific version of reality that they want you to see. The question that you should be asking is, what motive lies behind this contrived version of reality? What might be gained from using deceptive tactics like this?