I thought it went without saying because the quotes in the story are so ridiculous that the article even mentions that it might be due to paraphrasing in an attempt to try and explain why something so ludicrous might be true. Even the headline has the word "might" in it, that was a massive alarm bell that there was…

Cheers bud. I did not expect a shitstorm at all!

Noted. What about the rest?

I know right? I mistakenly thought we Kotakuites were going to have an intelligent discussion about whether this was a hoax or not. To me the photo really does look like he might be trying to stop himself from laughing (the assumption being that would make the photo staged). Thinking about it though, I think it is…

I wasn't being disrespectful, I was commenting on the aspects of the article that imply the whole thing might be a government hoax. I was just looking at the photo and genuinely asking people to help me decide if the photo looked real or not. Thanks for defending me against people jumping down my throat.

Yeah, I find the photo suspicious. I find the quotes very suspicious, and hearing that river is pretty tame is suspicious too. Thanks for not interpreting what I was saying as taking the piss out of a grieving man like other people have.

I meant is it a hoax or not. Along with all the dubious quotes and "facts" mentioned, I was questioning whether people thought this photo was staged or real.

Just gonna copy and paste another reply because I obviously gave people around here too much credit at intelligence.

Really? I think you missed my point. The question I was asking was if this was a hoax or not. This photo seems to be one of the few concrete things linked to the story, so I was wondering if people…

Really? I think you missed my point. The question I was asking was if this was a hoax or not. This photo seems to be one of the few concrete things linked to the story, so I was wondering if people thought he looked like he had been asked to look sad, or if it was the real deal.

In that case Alien and Aliens are nothing like each other either.

I didn't like it too much when I first bought it, but they have made significant improvements over consecutive updates, so if you bought it quite a while ago, it might be worth trying it out again to see if you like it any better now.

What do other people think, does he look like he is trying to stop himself crying, or stop himself laughing? It's hard to tell.

Fair enough but I bet it cost a fraction of that to build.

THEY were the control group. There is no experiment!

Pffft you have clearly never seen Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity. Amateur footage of people dying IRL is at the cinema all the damn time!

I don't own a mobile but aren't they generally "free" on a contract nowadays anyway? They are so ubiquitous that they cost very little to make. After production costs any "value" they have is just a matter of perception.

He is! Vengeful old git!

I don't know, I think they are valuable in a way because they illustrate how NOT to be and how religion can get out of hand if you take it too seriously.

Gah, I think there is something wrong with the air conditioning in this office. My eyes have gone all watery for some reason, they need to get that fixed!

Tell me more about this cheeseburger. Does it have stretch goals?