File:Hoaxed photo of the Loch Ness monster.jpg

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Loch Ness Monster
Description	Hoaxed photo of the Loch Ness Monster from 21 April 1934.
Source	Author disputed, but was originally published under the claimed authorship of Robert Kenneth Wilson. Image from Daily Mail.
Article	Loch Ness Monster
Portion used	The "monster" as seen from the surface.
Low resolution?	Yes.
Purpose of use	The image is historically important More specifically, it is one of the more widely known 'hoax' images connected with the Loch Ness Monster The image is only used in the article on the Loch Ness Monster which provides critical commentary both as to the content and controversy surrounding the image concerned. The original image remains controversial (noted in the related article), and it would be difficult to comment on it without reference to the visual image concerned.
Replaceable?	A free replacement for this image is unobtainable given the circumstances of its creation.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Loch Ness Monster//wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:Hoaxed_photo_of_the_Loch_Ness_monster.jpgtrue

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The use of this file in the article(s) Loch Ness Monster was reviewed by Kaiba on 21:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC) and deemed likely to meet Wikipedia's policy on non-freely licensed content, because it is thought to meet all criteria as described in Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria. This file's use on other pages or in different contexts may require additional review at Wikipedia:Files for discussion.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	10:51, 15 March 2003		232 × 215 (13 KB)	Mav (talk \| contribs)	Hoaxed photo of the Loch Ness monster. Fair use of an image that probably is owned by the ''Daily Mail''.

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