BP’s Photoshopped Command Center Just The Latest In A Pattern Of Deception
OPS_admin | Jul 20, 2010 | Comments 0
The latest curio in the ongoing exhibition of BP obfuscation comes via John Aravosis at AmericaBlog, who examined an image from BP’s website and determined it to be a fake. The image depicts BP’s “Command Center” in Houston, where ever-vigilant BP employees sit in a dark room, monitoring screens. BP’s website has been running a photo in which three men appear to be watching a ten-screen display of oil-spill footage. Here’s the thing: it’s a Photoshop job. And not just a poor one — a seemingly unnecessary one.
Here’s the one BP was running:
Full Story: BP’s Photoshopped Command Center Just The Latest In A Pattern Of Deception.
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