Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay.
Look at the photos - obviously fake.
The interesting thing is whether some will respond here saying "You can't prove it's fake", or having convinced themselves there are sane "reasons" why they believe it's genuine and I'm a "conspiracy" nutter.
Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay.
Look at the photos - obviously fake.
The interesting thing is whether some will respond here saying "You can't prove it's fake", or having convinced themselves there are sane "reasons" why they believe it's genuine and I'm a "conspiracy" nutter.
Why are the photos obviously fake?
Do you have some specific information that indicates that?
Nothing...
The story about the fake story may be fake.
Don't tell Star that, it would drive him bonkers, were he not already bonkers...
I have no idea if it's a fake or not, but the same story has been carried by multiple other news outlets.
@fingal - Looking at the photographs, you're wary of forming an opinion on how likely it is that they're fake?
(For the avoidance of doubt: I haven't got it in for the Guardian any more than for the rest of the MSM.)
@fingal - you're wary of forming an opinion on how likely it is that they're fake?
It makes no odds what they are. but in the north for sure bears and humans often come into contact, a long time ago, I was camping out on the Gaspe peninsula, there were brown bears everywhere there!
@star I'm not sure why you think this is an issue. If it's a fake, and people have been tricked, so what? It's not like it's a fake covid medicine story.
@fingal or about ‘climate change’ either. It’s just a biopic about polar bears using a disused outpost!
I was sceptical at first, but only because polar bears are extremely dangerous, and it would have been impossible for a human photographer to get as close to the bears as the photos appear to have been taken.
However, it appears that the pictures were taken with a camera-mounted electric drone. The drone didn't startle or scare the bears, but it did intrigue them, which is why the bears appear to be peering curiously at the camera in a way that seems almost fake and "posed."
I was sceptical at first, but only because polar bears are extremely dangerous, and it would have been impossible for a human photographer to get as close to the bears as the photos appear to have been taken.
However, it appears that the pictures were taken with a camera-mounted electric drone. The drone didn't startle or scare the bears, but it did intrigue them, which is why the bears appear to be peering curiously at the camera in a way that seems almost fake and "posed."
Don't worry, Star was just trying his luck, he thinks he's being clever.
