English Explanatory Dictionary

fauxtography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Misleading presentation of images for propagandistic or otherwise ulterior purposes, involving staging, deceptive modification, or the addition or omission of significant context.

Pronunciation

fōtŏʹgrəfi [foːˈtɒɡɹəfi] /fəʊˈtɒɡɹəfi/ [foːˈtɑɡɹəfi] /fəʊˈtɑɡɹəfi/

Word forms

fauxtography

Etymology

Coined by webloggers around the time of the July 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War in Lebanon in criticism of the manipulated images of the conflict published by journalistic outlets: blend of faux and photography; compare fauxtograph. (This term is attested prior to July 2006, chiefly in use for company names, without an established meaning, and probably coined independently.)

Related words

fauxtograph fauxlography
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