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Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography
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The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s camera system is at the center of the recent Moon-gate controversy. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
Samsung’s faked Moon photos are a small step for smartphone photography — not a giant leap.