Phony Photos Fool Fans

Last Friday, ABC News 20/20 aired an interesting report about questionable methods used by memorabilia dealers pitching autographed guitars.

The story centered around the practice of stealing photos, doctoring them and using the “enhanced” pictures to authenticate the otherwise phony signatures. Don’s, Robert Plant’s, Don Henley’s, Bono’s and Miley Cyrus’ are among some of the dubiously obtained autographs mentioned.

Article and video on the 20/20 site.

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