Abraham Lincoln's image was an altered version of an image of John C. Calhoun. (US Library of Congress) A picture used to be worth a thousand words. Today it can be worth millions of votes, to spark a backlash against immigrants or lead to having your work showcased on a stage to some of the world's most photo respected editors and curators. Visuals are powerful, and weaponizing visuals to spread misinformation is as old as the medium itself, from false advertisement to propaganda, to passing on...
Abraham Lincoln's image was an altered version of an image of John C. Calhoun. (US Library of Congress) A picture used to be worth a thousand words. Today it can be worth millions of votes, to spark a backlash against immigrants or lead to having your work showcased on a stage to some of the world's most photo respected editors and curators. Visuals are powerful, and weaponizing visuals to spread misinformation is as old as the medium itself, from false advertisement to propaganda, to passing on...
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