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Disaster Movie Stills Among Fake Sandy Pics

Have you seen that movie? If not I've got Hurricane Sandy pics for you

Reason Staff | 10.30.2012 7:00 PM

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The famous landmarks of New York City have always proven irresistible targets to disaster filmmakers, but now that a true disaster is about to befall the region  -- in the form of historic Hurricane Sandy -- lines between fact and fiction are blurring.

Photos of the Statue of Liberty withstanding the crashing force of 50-foot waves have begun to circulate throughout Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other popular social media, leading the easily duped to post and re-post the disturbing images.

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