Viral Hurricane Sandy Photos Are Fakes

By Seattle PI

Credit: Photo by Karin Markert https://twitter.com/KMarkert88/status/248188744967012353

Soldiers stand in pouring rain during a September storm at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.

October 29, 2012 Updated Oct 29, 2012 at 3:14 PM PDT

Images of big news and events move quickly across our digitally connected society. But as we share and re-post images that grab our attention, we sometimes forget to ask the obvious question: Is that really what is says it is?

Case in point: These viral images that were initially said to show Hurricane Sandy weren’t captured during the dangerous storm. They are, however, striking images.

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