I love the twitterer's response at the end of the article when the photographer asked him/her to correct their...

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I love the twitterer's response at the end of the article when the photographer asked him/her to correct their mistake.

Originally shared by Harold Chester

Please investigate before you share photos of supposed tragedies.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/heartbreaking-syria-orphan-photo-wasnt-taken-in-syria-and-not-of-orphan-9067956.html

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Robbie Campbell said…
While I agree that the artist has rights, it is still a good thing that this was able to raise so much awareness of the situation in Syria. I hope the backlash doesn't take away from that.
January 18, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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