Osama’s death pictures are fake

A graphic image of what was reported to be Osama bin Laden's bloodied face, which went viral on the Internet and was plastered on the front page of newspapers around the world, is a fake. The nose, mouth and beard were taken from the terror leader's picture, while the bloodied head and eyes were from an unknown victim.
The lower part of the photograph, which shows his partially opened mouth and graying beard, is almost identical to another image of bin Laden published years ago. The upper half shows his wounds in detail greater than that of the rest of the photo and there are unusual and abrupt shifts in the coloration of his skin. A photographer consulted by Almuniir Media Agency said the gruesome photograph is most definitely not real. It is reported that the picture is actually a combination of two photographs: a bloodied corpse and a real image of bin Laden that was taken in 1998. The doctored image blanketed the Internet in the hours after bin Laden's death and was picked up by news groups far and wide, in places like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Senegal and Iraq. Meanwhile, U.S. officials are weighing whether to release an actual image of bin Laden's corpse. A photograph could help to convince doubters about his death, but it also could inflame passions against the United States. Tweet