I have shared and liked this image, and incorporated it in lesson plans.
The juxtaposition suggests that the little knot of photographers is hunkering down in order to make a small fire appear more threatening in front of L’ Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
I have seen plenty of cases where unrelated images were juxtaposed and mislabeled, then shared by third parties who aren’t aware of the manipulation, and are convinced they’ve found evidence that proves something they already believe.
As I was prepping another lesson just now, it occurred to me that I had never fact-checked this “perspective matters” meme.
These two juxtaposed photos were retweeted over 35,000 times with the caption “perspective matters”. Perspective matters, and so do dates and places… because these two photos were taken on two different days in two different places, in Paris 🔍
1/8 pic.twitter.com/d0ECWMF7N1— AFP Fact Check 🔎 (@AFPFactCheck) December 11, 2018
