Funny Story: My Neighbor Thought He Saw a UFO!

  • April 13, 2026 1:10 PM PDT

    Hi everyone,

    My neighbor came running over this morning, practically trembling, to show me a blurry photo he took of a glowing disk hovering over his shed last night.

    He was convinced we were being visited by extraterrestrials, but the shadows in the image looked a bit suspicious to my eyes.

    To give him a reality check without hurting his feelings, I suggested we check photo real or fake by looking at the metadata together to see if it was just a lens flare.

    It turns out it was just a poorly timed shot of a reflection! How do you check photo real or fake?

    Thanks in advance.