These Grand Theft Auto screenshots are fake!

This is a spectacular fake, created byGTAForums dweller '_raven177', and is another example of what makes the best sort of fakes - create something that people desperately want to be real.

Another from the fake screenshot school of 'take it off a TV screen to make it look real'. Starring an instantly recognisable rebel fighter from Half-Life 2.Dead clever work there, 'Inky'.

GTA fake screenshot tip - always include some kind of 'official' text. Gullible viewers will unquestionably accept anything that says something like "development screenshot" or "do not distribute". The fools.

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