DW doco exposes fake vids

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Wow.  Deutsche Welle gives us the truth.
http://dw.com/p/1IvTl
Nothing But the Truth? - News as a Weapon
A video caused a stir around the world in 2015. It purported to show a 12-year-old boy, accompanied by an Islamic State fighter, executing two Russian men who'd been exposed as spies. Experts from the German intelligence agency, the BND, now say that the clip was staged. This raises questions about the reliability of information that appears on the internet. A BND source who spoke on condition of anonymity said: "We can rule out that these two men were actually murdered during this video." Indeed, unlike the horrific videos that are typical of I-S, this particular clip depicted neither gunshot wounds nor close-ups of the alleged Russian spies. Instead, expert visual analysis suggested that no bullets were fired from the boy's gun. The BND said that the video may have been made to recruit child fighters, or to discourage potential spies. Our report examines several examples of "fake news" that have been viewed by millions -- thanks mostly to social networks, and online platforms such as YouTube. We focus on this fundamental question: how reliable is our news in the internet age?