Fox News caught using altered images in coverage of Seattle protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

Published June 13, 2020 2:50pm ET



Fox News was caught using digitally manipulated photos on its website regarding its coverage of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle.

As people occupied CHAZ, a six-block area in Seattle that protesters have claimed as their own autonomous land, the news outlet used distorted photos in its coverage, which was first reported by the Seattle Times. On Friday, Fox News superimposed an unidentified man with a gun and a bulletproof vest (the original photo of the individual was captured by Seattle freelance photographer David Ryder) into other photos on their website.

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