Photo released by City Hall becomes a joke and causes anger among Chinese

According to the Hug China website, the photo above (which was published in China News) allegedly shows a visit that the deputy mayor of Ningguo County and other local representatives made to a 100-year-old lady. The only problem is believing that the politicians are really giants or that the lady has shrunk over time.

This is not the first time the Chinese government has been using Photoshop, and most likely it will not be the last. The photo was initially posted on the official website of the Ningguo County Department of Civil Affairs, along with other photos of the visit that appeared to be real.

Once the photo manipulation was noticed, the site mysteriously went down and could no longer be accessed. Many laughed at the recognizable lack of skill of the professional who edited the image, but part of the population interpreted it as another example of the government's lack of honesty.

The department was approached by Chinese media to clarify the photo problem, but declined to answer the reporter's questions.