These pictures of a pool πββοΈ are shared all over the π, this tweet with caption "mass stupidity" was shared 1.6K times.π€
No #context is given.
What do we see? Let's find out! πππ 1/...
#OSINT π
#Verification πΈ
#GeoLocation π
#HowToOSINT π§
No #context is given.
What do we see? Let's find out! πππ 1/...
#OSINT π
#Verification πΈ
#GeoLocation π
#HowToOSINT π§
We don't find the original context with Reverse Image Search. π’
But we do find these pictures shared with captions in π³π±, π―π΅ and π¬π§. We see it on an internetforum about #QAnon and in π·πΊ and π΅π± language.
The image is intriguing. π² People doubt if it's #real or #fake. 2/...
But we do find these pictures shared with captions in π³π±, π―π΅ and π¬π§. We see it on an internetforum about #QAnon and in π·πΊ and π΅π± language.
The image is intriguing. π² People doubt if it's #real or #fake. 2/...
In the top right corner, however, we see the logo of the French TV channel TF1 and 'Le 13h' π¨.
With this information and the French word for swimming pool ("piscine"), we google. π 3/...
With this information and the French word for swimming pool ("piscine"), we google. π 3/...
This brings us to a report by TF1 that was broadcast on 20 January 2022 π₯. 4/...
You can watch it here: tf1.fr/tf1/jt-13h/vidβ¦
The report shows elderly people coming to take cures at a sanatorium in Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, a municipality in the Landes. According to TF1, this spa 'lost half of its activity in 2021, but 2022 could be the year of recovery'. 5/...
The report shows elderly people coming to take cures at a sanatorium in Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, a municipality in the Landes. According to TF1, this spa 'lost half of its activity in 2021, but 2022 could be the year of recovery'. 5/...
If we compare images on social media (left) with the images in the report (seconds 3 and 9, right), they match. β
6/...
Reports on social media from the Thermes Adour sanatorium confirm that filming by TF1 took place at their Thermes SourcΓ©o facility.
Photos show the same transparent partitions in a swimming pool. So the images are #real. 7/...
Photos show the same transparent partitions in a swimming pool. So the images are #real. 7/...
On the Thermes SourcΓ©o site we find a ground plan of the sanatorium (right). The images appear to have been taken in the Piscine de Mobilisation π₯.
#GeoLocation π
The panels are thus placed in a pool where elderly people or people undergoing rehabilitation do exercise. 8/...
#GeoLocation π
The panels are thus placed in a pool where elderly people or people undergoing rehabilitation do exercise. 8/...
This is also confirmed by an archive photo (left) which shows that similar bars for exercisesπͺ had also been installed in the pool before the corona crisis.
It is likely that more vulnerable people come here than in an ordinary public pool πββοΈ. #ContextMatters 9/...
It is likely that more vulnerable people come here than in an ordinary public pool πββοΈ. #ContextMatters 9/...
To find the covid measures of this particular spa I used "site:", the URL of this place and "covid".
Much quicker than searching on their site. π 10/...
Much quicker than searching on their site. π 10/...
Thermes Adour applies these corona measures: thermes-dax.com/questions/toutβ¦
Pool partitions are also part of the measures: '[...] Wherever possible, PVC partition walls have been installed, limiting contact between patients.' β 11/...
Pool partitions are also part of the measures: '[...] Wherever possible, PVC partition walls have been installed, limiting contact between patients.' β 11/...
Conclusion: Is this "mass stupidity" or "common sense to protect elderly from covid infections"βοΈ That's for you to decide. Those are opinions, I was looking for facts.
But without this #context these images sure are #misleading. #Real or #fake is rarely the big question. 12/...
But without this #context these images sure are #misleading. #Real or #fake is rarely the big question. 12/...
What have we learned? π©βπ«
1) If a picture contains better clues (logo of TF1), don't waste your time with Reverse Image Search. πΊπ
2) #GeoLocation continues inside. Ground plans can be useful. π
3) Use "site:" to quickly find specific info on a website. π 13/15
1) If a picture contains better clues (logo of TF1), don't waste your time with Reverse Image Search. πΊπ
2) #GeoLocation continues inside. Ground plans can be useful. π
3) Use "site:" to quickly find specific info on a website. π 13/15
You can read my full article (in Dutch) for FREE here (@Knack ). π 14/15
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