These are the most widely circulated fake photos on the internet

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Aug 27, 2016, 11:58 IST

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In the 1930s and 40s, the Nazis put swastikas on everything. But this image actually isn't a photo from that period. It's from a 1983 movie.
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Dinesh and Tarkeshwari Rathod claim they climbed Everest on 23 May during a press conference on 5 June. But their story was challenged by Satyarup Siddhanta, from Bangalore, alleging the couple stole his images. Rathods have removed the images.
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2. A viral photo allegedly shows a female Kurdish soldier who's slain over 100 Islamic State fighters. But a Swedish journalist who actually met the woman in the photo says she's a former law student who volunteered with the home guard or police force of Kobane, and isn't a front-line fighter. Therefore it's unlikely she's killed huge numbers of the enemy

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In early 2008 the top photo began circulating online, showing Obama with a cigarette in his mouth. It is not real. The original photo (bottom) was taken by Kwame Ross on Aug. 3, 2004 while then-State Sen. Obama met with constituents at the University of Illinois while campaigning to become a U.S. Senator.
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Diwali in India would never look so clear.. where is the smoke afterall? Of course, this photo is fake!

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There are several reports saying that the guy dressed up as Gandhi is an Australian actor and not really the father of the nation.
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This photo was circulated through Whats app and Facebook widely as a rare picture of Sachin Tendulkar. But this is a fake to fool us.

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You really think Albert Einstein was cycling at a nuclear site?
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George Bush was also not spared

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The crescent-shaped island is Molokini, located between the islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii. The star is a Photoshop addition.
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