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French Scientist's Photo of 'Distant Star' Was Actually Chorizo
Saturday August 6, 2022. 05:30 AM , from Slashdot
![]() But a few days later, Klein revealed that the photo he tweeted was not the work of the world's most powerful space telescope, as he had in fact tweeted a slice of chorizo sausage. 'According to contemporary cosmology, no object belonging to Spanish charcuterie exists anywhere but on Earth,' he said after apologizing for tricking so many people. 'Like an idiot, I got screwed,' tweeted one French user. 'Same,' replied another, 'the source was so credible' Klein told French news outlet Le Point that his intention had been to educate people about fake news online, adding that 'I also think that if I hadn't said it was a James Webb photo, it wouldn't have been so successful.' Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/08/05/2150221/french-scientists-photo-of-distant-star-was-actu...
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