I've heard people on here claim the third picture is fake, but I can't remember what they put forward as truth. Maybe that it was originally blank and people used it as a template.
Now whether you think they're the same person or not depends on what your pre-existing beliefs are it seems.
the bottom picture looks fake to me. the contrasts are too high with his fair complexion cutting out against the pitch black inside of his hood. the original photo they cut the face from was lit better and it ruins the composite
Doesn't make it more real..
I've heard people on here claim the third picture is fake, but I can't remember what they put forward as truth. Maybe that it was originally blank and people used it as a template.
Now whether you think they're the same person or not depends on what your pre-existing beliefs are it seems.
Here's the only real deep dive I found, https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1384914510398607362.html
the bottom picture looks fake to me. the contrasts are too high with his fair complexion cutting out against the pitch black inside of his hood. the original photo they cut the face from was lit better and it ruins the composite
Interesting that the photo in that thread, which was included in the composite photo above, brings zero matches on tineye.com.