fauxtography

== English == === Etymology === Coined by webloggers around the time of the July 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War in Lebanon in criticism of the manipulated images of the conflict published by journalistic outlets: blend of faux and photography; compare fauxtograph. (This term is attested prior to July 2006, chiefly in use for company names, without an established meaning, and probably coined independently.) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fōtŏʹgrəfi, IPA(key): [foːˈtɒɡɹəfi], /fəʊˈtɒɡɹəfi/ (US) enPR: fōtŏʹgrəfi, IPA(key): [foːˈtɑɡɹəfi], /fəʊˈtɑɡɹəfi/ Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi === Noun === fauxtography (uncountable) (chiefly Internet) Misleading presentation of images for propagandistic or otherwise ulterior purposes, involving staging, deceptive modification, or the addition or omission of significant context. 2007 November 28, Cynthia Baron, Adobe Photoshop Forensics: Sleuths, Truths, and Fauxtography, main title (illustrated edition; Course Technology Printer; →ISBN, 9781598634051): Adobe Photoshop Forensics: Sleuths, Truths, and Fauxtography ==== Related terms ==== fauxtograph fauxlography === References === “fauxtography” listed in Mo’ Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined by Aaron Peckham (2007; Andrews McMeel Publishing; →ISBN, 9780740768750): fauxtography Staged, doctored, or misleadingly cropped or labelled photographs.