Amazon Tribe

The Not-So-Lost Tribe
by Mike Krumboltz
June 23, 2008 06:09:40 PM

Even in an age when cynical sleuths can hyper-analyze stories for truth and accuracy, the occasional hoax still slips through the cracks. Such was the case with a so-called "lost Amazon tribe."

A few months ago, mainstream news outlets (including, ahem, Yahoo!) reported that a photographer had found a lost tribe of warriors near the Brazilian-Peruvian border. Photos of the tribe backed up his claim.

As it turns out, the story is only half true. The men in the photo are members of a tribe, but it certainly ain't "lost." In fact, as the photographer, José Carlos Meirelles, recently explained, authorities have known about this particular tribe since 1910. The photographer and the agency that released the pictures wanted to make it seem like they were members of a lost tribe in order to call attention to the dangers the logging industry may have on the group.

The photographer recently came clean, and news outlets, perhaps embarrassed at having been taken for a ride, have been slow to pick up the story. Now, the word is starting to spread and articles in the Buzz are picking up steam. Expect a lot more brutal truth in the coming days.

roodboi said:

horatio said:

my grandma is hot, aint she???

roodboi said:

horatio said:

lookit dat bewb

Anxiety said:

calling old folks boobs is pretty rude, Anx...

roodboi said:

bewb, not boob

Anxiety said:

rewd, none the less...

roodboi said:

Whether they are a lost tribe or not is totally irrelevant.

They are a tribe of indigenous people living in an area that should not be depleted due to logging.

JustErin said:

Upon seeing the pictures the first time, and even now I think they look staged.
I think they dont want to go that far as saying they are fakes to ruin all of its potential good attention. i dont believe anything much now days.

roodboi said:

MY EYES!!!!!

roodboi said:

roodboi said:

Surely that's Karl Malden...