Definitions
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- noun A fake, staged, or
doctored photograph .
Etymologies
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Blend of faux and photograph; compare fauxtography.
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Examples
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In the midst of a liveblogging session on the conflict in Gaza, the Muqata raised the alarm about a possible fauxtograph:
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Over weeks of taking photos with the device, I realized that the camera had crossed a threshold between photograph and fauxtograph.
No, You Don’t Really Look Like That - The Atlantic - Pocket Alexis C. Madrigal 2023
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