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Email Hoax: National Geographic's "The Photo of The Year" - - Reality of The Mail

by $h@mood G on April 23, 2010

Reality of the mail showing that shark is attacking a helicopter:


Beware! Its a Cyber World - - Summary:

Email that includes an image depicting a large shark jumping at a helicopter claims that the photograph was nominated by National Geographic as "The photo of the year".

In fact, the image is not a genuine photograph. Instead it is a combination of two entirely unrelated photographs. And the hoax image certainly was not nominated by National Geographic as "The photo of the year".

Before analyzing the reality behind this hoax mail; let's have a look to the mail contents:

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Although this looks like a picture taken from a Hollywood movie, it is in fact a real photo, taken near the South African coast during a military exercise by the British Navy.

It has been nominated by National Geographic as "The photo of the year".

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