11 Viral Photos That AREN'T Hurricane Sandy

It's very, very easy to accidentally spread misinformation on social media, especially when it comes to natural disasters. Here are some pictures to watch out for in Hurricane Sandy coverage.

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This is often credited as Hurricane Isabel, but Snopes says it is not so: Its provenance is not known but some think it was a 2003 tropical cyclone in Australia.


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A photoshop job of the Statue of Liberty and a supercell thunderstorm from 2004 taken by photographer Mike Hollingshead.


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This is a French* art installation called "Flooded McDonald's" by the Danish Group Superflex, not the real thing.


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This Manhattan skyline fake has been floating around Twitter and Instagram today, but was originally on a Wall Street Journal post from 2011.



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This photo was taken during a storm in September 2012, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


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Crazy satellite picture...of Hurricane Ike.


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Perfect Storm. From the movie.


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Twitter jokes.


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Instagram jokes.


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Facebook jokes.


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Courtesy:Buzzfeed.com