Fauxtography: Ambulance chasing, the (hopefully) final chapter
posted at 11:17 am on September 6, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Zombie e-mails to say she’s updated her debunking of the great ambulance hoax with a response to her critics in the mainstream media — among them disingenuous hack Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher, to whom she promised to administer a “thorough spanking.”
Which was more than enough incentive for me to check it out.
Let me take this opportunity to pose a question to the readership: are we done with Ambulancegate and ReutersVangate now? My interest in both stories is fading fast, but the customer is always right. Let me know in the comments.
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I am weary of faxtography and the like. Report it when we catch it. But the thrill is gone. The last several weeks have revealed the Arab media and their proxies for what they are. Bravo blogosphere.
Theworldisnotenough on September 6, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Ambulancegate has been done for some time, unless you count watching the deniers wriggle and squirm. There are some pretty instructive lessons in all that, so they bear watching. It really is more interesting seeing the traditional jew-hating suspects in the media and NGO’s spin and obfuscate than it is watching Pallywood/Hezbollywood ply their craft. If you’re seen one corpse fall off a stretcher then get up and walk away, you’ve seen them all.
I’m worn out on ReutersVangate unless some new info comes along. Judging from their silence, Reuters is too.
Pablo on September 6, 2006 at 11:33 AM
I agree, this story is becoming boring. What amazes me is that it was ever this big as it isnt anything “new”.
Photos have been manipulated and staged since the beginning of photojournalism. For it to have taken this long to realize that propoganda is alive and well is the story.
labwrs on September 6, 2006 at 11:42 AM
I’m worn out too. I put up my last comment in the previous post last night on the Reuters van. I think everyone is pretty set in their opinions and further debate won’t serve any purpose unless new, revealing information comes forth.
NPP on September 6, 2006 at 11:49 AM
I am NOT WORN OUT. This fauxtography needs to be exposed where ever it takes place. If we don’t continue to hammer against it, it will grow and become more persuasive. I salute Zombie and all the others that have tried so hard to debunk fauxtography.
If we don’t fight against this, it will only become more prevalent…
Thank you Zombie!
Babs on September 6, 2006 at 1:11 PM
I may be worn out about the details of any one particular picture/story, but I think there’s much more worth writing about concerning the process of debunking pictures and the distrust of the media.
I want to see people continue to question pictures–whether of rusted vent holes or Katie Couric (hmmm)–because it’s important to keep up the pressure on the media and let them know we continue to be very skeptical.
I also would love to see the next step of blogging/reporting: can’t someone interview Israili officials about their missiles or get Sarah Smiles and Martin Chulov on the phone (or send AP on an Aussie fact-finding mission) to question them about all the holes in the story. Reuters only action has been to pull what’s-his-names’ photos, right? Bet they are hoping the attention dwindles to nothing.
I don’t know what exactly what else can be done to advance the story, but I wanna see something! Please.
MamaAJ on September 6, 2006 at 1:51 PM
spare us the details. story’s over.
pullingmyhairout on September 6, 2006 at 2:02 PM
it’s done till we get more material or … someone puts out another funny video
those videos ROCK!
One Angry Christian on September 6, 2006 at 2:53 PM
Zombie posted on LGF today that the Guardian was going to revisit the ambulance story next Monday. I think that would be interesting …
MoonbatMedia on September 6, 2006 at 4:35 PM
Inquiring minds want to know.
DannoJyd on September 7, 2006 at 12:48 PM