In a message of 26 Apr 98 Fred Austin wrote to David Bloomberg:
 DB>> photographer.  Several people who are somewhat knowledgeable on the
 DB>> subject looked and looked and couldn't find evidence of tampering. 
 FA>          My comment is simple, if  several 'knowledgable'  people think
 FA> it is genuine, why is it so hard to believe it is not.  
This is how non facts become news. From "couldn't find evidence of 
tampering", you have interpreted, created and misreported "think it is 
genuine". 
This is exactly how UFO journalists do it! I suppose by the time you get it 
to your editor it would be, "A team of the country's top experts, have, after 
exhaustive study, confirmed the photos as genuine."
A well done fake photo simply /has/ no evidence of tampering. That does not 
make them genuine.
_patrick_                 (email: patrick.ford@amiga.gen.nz) 
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