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Photo after StinkyJournalism called ABC.com for a correction

Datamining writes:

“ABC News has an article today…about pollution in American cities. The article is fronted with an image of Pittsburgh (on top of the list of polluted places) in all its smoggy glory. However, the image includes the Three Rivers Stadium. This stadium was demolished early in 2001. So why post an out of date image with this story?”

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ABC News.com – How to Lie with Pictures

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