Tom Phillips, an international editor at MSN based in England, started
“Is Twitter Wrong?” in August to debunk misinformation coursing through the social sphere. His Tumblr
rose to prominence quickly this week
as he sorted real photos from fake ones during Hurricane Sandy. Curious
about his work,
Jeff Sonderman emailed questions to Phillips on Tuesday, he
responded overnight Wednesday. Their edited email exchange appears
HERE.
Can
THIS be real?
It's almost as annoying as Soledad O'Brien constantly tweeting days-old photos that we've all seen before.
Reporters: verify any photos & vids before re-tweeting or otherwise posting online.
How about this:
No. Amazing picture of hurricane #Sandy decending in New York twitter.com/J7mster/status... - JAMSTER(@J7mster) October 29, 2012
Tags: New Jersey Shark, Hurricane Sandy, Frankenstorm
