A snapshot from a Fox 8 News broadcast about a suspect described as “dark white skin” is being shared on social media. However, the screenshot has been digitally altered.
Examples can be seen here and here. The description on one post reads: “People we have a serious problem with our #media and #propaganda …. this #wake culture and #land culture has gone way too far!”
The screenshot shows a moment from a Fox 8 broadcast where a black suspect named Steve Stephens is described, along with a photo of him. The first item on the description list says: ‘dark white skin’.
Fox 8 News responded to the modified image in a tweet here on April 16, 2017, show it along with the authentic screenshot that does not contain the words ‘dark white skin’ in the description list.
The tweet reads: “This image does not come from FOX8. This has changed. This is a distraction from us to help authorities track down a murder suspect. ‘
Stephens is accused of killing a man on April 16, 2017 and posting a video of it on Facebook, as reported by Fox 8 here.
Pennsylvania State Police in a tweet two days later said Stephens shot himself dead after a brief pursuit. (here )
VERDICT
Alter. The screenshot of a Fox 8 News broadcast about a murder suspect was changed to include the words ‘dark white skin’.
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