Re: Calling all image detectives

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

My only immediate thought was that it looks way too nice.  My birth
certificate looks like crap.  And I'm younger than Obama.   

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Jeffrey Sharpe
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:05 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Calling all image detectives

The article says he trimmed the edges of the scan.  That makes the info
kind of consistent with the strings doesn't it, since to do that he had
to edit the image?

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:36 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Calling all image detectives

Is this a legit scan of Obama's birth certificate or a fake?

 

http://images.dailykos.com/images/user/3/BO_Birth_Certificate.jpg

 

I found these two strings in the .JPG file:

 

00000090: A |Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh|

000000AE: A |2008:06:12 08:42:36|

 

The controversy:

 

Obama's birth certificate

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/12/11012/6168

 

Obama Could Debunk Some Rumors By Releasing His Birth Certificate.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTgxZmIwNTg0OWVhMWJkODNmZ
jI4Z
jY4Mjg2OWRmNzI=

 

Richard

 

 

 


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