A genuine satellite image shows Hurricane Sandy churning off the east coast on Monday. Photograph: Nasa/Getty Images With the approach of a weather event as destructive and far-reaching as Hurricane Sandy threatens to be, a lot of storm-related photos and video are being uploaded to the web.
But with the storm still hours away from making landfall on the East Coast, we're noticing some obviously doctored images that tell a false tale of Sandy's effect. What's worse is that these images are getting hundreds of retweets and shares.
It is an act that may seem harmless at face value, but sharing misleading photos can misinform people who are already vulnerable to danger.
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