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morningfog

(18,115 posts) Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:15 PM Oct 2012

The Tomb of the Unknown pic is from last month, the Liberty pic a fake.

No one else needs to post either again.

Thank you.

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/10/29/incorrectly-captioned-hurricane-sandy-photo-of-soldiers-goes-viral/

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The Tomb of the Unknown pic is from last month, the Liberty pic a fake. (Original Post) morningfog Oct 2012 OP

I knew I'd seen that picture before! Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #1

Yeah, thought it looked familiar Maeve Oct 2012 #2

Here's live webcams from the Statue of Liberty Ian David Oct 2012 #3

Yeah, that got posted here quite a while back ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 #4

Kindly Refrain

(423 posts)

1. I knew I'd seen that picture before!

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:19 PM

Oct 2012

Both actually

Maeve

(42,282 posts)

2. Yeah, thought it looked familiar

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:20 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/nystorm.asp

Ian David

(69,059 posts)

3. Here's live webcams from the Statue of Liberty

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:37 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/?cam=liberty_crown

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

4. Yeah, that got posted here quite a while back ...

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:13 PM

Oct 2012

fortunately the original cloud shot was made famous following a very destructive hurricane -- can't remember if it was Katrina, or the one before that -- Isaac ? -- so it was quickly debunked.

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