Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2024
Did a Flagstaff highway sign tell drivers to ‘Arrive alive and vote down Project 2025′?
A highway sign in Flagstaff, Arizona, did not display a message that read ‘Arrive alive andvote down Project 2025’. The viral image showing the message was a digital manipulation ofan existing stock photo. The stock photo was not taken in Flagstaff.
The image can be traced back at least 10 years to the stock image site Shutterstock, andappears later on several other stock photo websites. Older versions of the photo exist onShutterstock and other websites with and without digitally altered text.
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- Shutterstock Led Traffic Road Signs Foto de stock 196808978
- Photofunia Effect. LED Road Sign - PhotoFunia
- Facebook Just checked my smugmug site stats. I...
- Google Lens Exact Match Image Search
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