Tiger, tiger! faking bright
<p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> - <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="clip">clip</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>.</p><p><span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hoax">hoax</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="conspired">conspired</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="execute">execute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="than">than</span>-<span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Northeastern">Northeastern</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clip">clip</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="echelon">echelon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="poster">poster</span> <span word="blowup">blowup</span> - <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similarities">similarities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="bon">bon</span> <span word="mot">mot</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="developer">developer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="masterminded">masterminded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruse">ruse</span>, <span word="nonchalantly">nonchalantly</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hoax">hoax</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="believe">believe</span>. "<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="leopard">leopard</span>."</p>
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