Ken Mori claims to have conducted his hoax (as Vince White says "for fun") in order to determine how quickly false information could be disseminated via Internet, a foolish experiment, to say the least, as everyone knows that Internet information is propagated almost instantaneously among the online communities of common interests.

Other miscreants conduct hoaxes simply out of greed for profit, some out of mischief, and others to discredit UFOlogy.

CGI-diot Kenjiro Mori's Hoaxed Roswell Photo

There is another class of "UFO art," which involves intentional fakery, such as the work of Jeff Ritzmann in regard to the Billy Meier photos.

However, the difference between Mr. Ritzmann and Mori's hoax is that Ritzmann produced his fakes openly, labelling them so, in order to show how the Meier photos could have been faked (but with little success).

2 Views of a Billy Meier UFO

There is a great difference between motivations in the 2 efforts. The first, Mori's hoax, is patently dishonest (he took many months to admit the hoax) while the second, Mr. Ritzmann's work, can be viewed as a valid experimental instrument that can be useful in an investigation to expose hoaxes. But with the sophistication of modern CGI software, this is becoming more difficult (as in the CARAT/Drone hoaxed photos).

And here is a link to Jeff Ritzman's fakes, which he hoped would debunk the Meier photos.

www.theyfly.com

And here is a link to Jeff Ritzman's fakes, which he hoped would debunk the Meier photos.

www.theyfly.com/newsflash2/newsflash2.htm

However, the contention, dispute and debate between Michael Horn and Jeff Ritzmann continue to this day. This kind of argument and dispute is valid and can be good for UFOlogy. Ken Mori's moronic prank is not and is a discredit and impediment to the advancement of serious UFOlogy.

With thanks to Kris Avery and Vince White for their views and contributions on this important topic.

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