Fake Monica Lewinsky photos, fake Old West photos, fake North Korea photos

Since May 2016, I have been writing about the deceitful practices of online content promoters. I have written 80 articles on the topic of lying clickbait.
I have shamed clickbait purveyors like Revcontent, Taboola and Outbrain for not policing the articles they promote.
But frankly little has changed, so I’m hanging up my hat with this post.
These companies are still using the same shameful tactics and likely will continue to do so. It’s just too lucrative for the distribution services and content sites that carry these ads.
So for my final post on the subject, I’m going to shine a spotlight on some greatest hits. These are ads I’ve seen recently that repeat the same lies I’ve written about previously.

A sponsored article on Yahoo titled “Ever wonder why Monica Lewinsky never got married?” used a photo of Lewinsky lookalike and porn star Nikki Loren (top photo) alongside a picture of Lewinsky.
I first noticed the use of Loren photos with Lewinsky articles back in December 2016.

An Outbrain article titled “Unedited Wild West photos show what life was really life” used a grainy, black-and-white photo of a pretty young lady holding a shotgun.
As I noted in December 2016, the photo is actually of actress Adriana Torrebejano from the Spanish TV series “Tierra de Lobos” (2010-2014)

Outbrain also ran an article titled “These photos are not Photoshopped – This is North Korea.” It used a photo of South Korean model Kang Taeri. (See her Instagram and Twitter accounts.)

Finally, an Outbrain post titled “Virginia may pay off your home if you live near Great Falls” used a photo of former Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The picture is from her reality TV show “Last Shot with Judge Gunn.”