{"id":5218,"date":"2023-01-03T17:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2023-01-04T03:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T03:52:59","slug":"doctored-image-viral-as-a-castle-in-dublin-on-top-of-a-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/doctored-image-viral-as-a-castle-in-dublin-on-top-of-a-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"This Image of A Castle Perched on Top of a Rock is Edited!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An image of a castle, which seems to rest on top of a rock, located amidst a mid of water body, has been circulating for many years among various social and digital media platforms. The claim also attributes the castle’s location to Dublin, Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, our investigation found that this image was, in fact, a doctored image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Posts <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The social media posts claim that Castle Island in Dublin is located on top of a tall V-shaped rock, and the steps provide the entrance to the bottom part of the rock, where a door is carved into the rock,  as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Users commented to those like below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fact Check<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

First, we did a reverse image search and keyword search and found that the image was digitally manipulated using photos of two separate places outside of the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image below depicts Khao Phing Kan Island, also known as \u201cJames Bond Island,\u201d in Thailand, corresponding to the rock formation shown in the viral image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wiki<\/a> | Archived<\/a>   Atlas Obscura<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, using a reverse image search, we found that the upper part of the viral image was created by editing a portion of the Lichtenstein Castle<\/a> near Honau in the Swabian Alb, Baden-W\u00fcrttember, Germany. Here<\/a> is the Google Maps location of the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a side-by-side photo comparison of Castle Lichtenstein and the one in the viral image, which clarifies that it\u2019s the same castle, with slight digital manipulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to our investigation, we found out that the photo of a Castle in Dublin, in which the castle is perched on top of a rock, is altered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctored photo was created using a photo of Lichtenstein Castle, Germany and an image of Khao Phing Kan island, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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