Commentary: The year we argued about the evidence in front of our eyes
We might look back on 2017 as the year we argued about images.
The Trump era began in earnest when the White House contested aerial photographs showing diminished inaugural crowds. The fight over football players kneeling during the national anthem has played out, in part, through Photoshopped memes of NFL stars burning American flags. After Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston, social media users passed around JPEGs of sharks swimming along a freeway. Just how much distance was there between Sen. Al Franken's fingers and Leeann Tweeden's flak
