The Book of Veles media coverage:



Selected articles:

Magnum Photos, the article that revealed the truth behind the project:

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/society/book-veles-jonas-bendiksen-hoodwinked-photography-industry/

WIRED (USA):

https://www.wired.com/story/true-story-bogus-photos-people-fake-news/

Washington Post (USA):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2021/10/15/jonas-bendiksen-book-veles/    

Collector Daily:

https://collectordaily.com/jonas-bendiksen-the-book-of-veles/

Le Monde (France):

https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/09/27/le-photographe-jonas-bendiksen-joue-avec-le-feu-des-fake-news_6096142_3246.html

LA Review of Books (USA):

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/beautiful-lies-the-art-of-the-deep-fake/

France Culture:

https://www.franceculture.fr/photographie/comment-le-photoreporter-jonas-bendiksen-a-dupe-le-monde-de-la-photo-avec-un-faux-reportage

Suddeutsche Zeitung (Germany):

https://sz.de/1.5443762

Psychology Today (USA):

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misinformation-desk

Podcast, “A Small Voice”, Ben Smith

https://a-small-voice-conversations-with-photographers.simplecast.com/episodes/163-jonas-bendiksen

Newspapers/news sites:

Liberation (France):

https://www.liberation.fr/culture/fake-et-usage-de-fake-20210928_UNW4DREBX5CJ3FBHKKEV5AUCDY/

France Culture:

https://www.franceculture.fr/photographie/propagande-nord-coreenne-duperie-norvegienne-les-limites-de-la-photo-dactualite

NRC (Holland):

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/29/magnumfotograaf-jonas-bendiksen-misleidt-zijn-publiek-met-nepfotos-van-fakenews-epicentrum-a4060105

El Pais, (Spain):

https://elpais.com/babelia/2021-10-06/terapia-de-choque-contra-las-fake-news.html

Frankfurter Zeitung (Germany):

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/bildbearbeitung-die-rolle-von-verfaelschten-bildern-bei-fake-news-17561322.html

Information (Denmark):

https://www.information.dk/kultur/2021/09/stjernefotografs-falske-billeder-saette-fokus-paa-fake-news-ingen-opdagede

            + the paper’s lead editorial a few days later:

            https://www.information.dk/kultur/leder/2021/10/norsk-fotografs-fup-peger-fremtid-uden-tiltro-fotografiet?lst_tag

Les Echos (France):

https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/livres-expositions/comment-le-photographe-jonas-bendiksen-a-berne-le-monde-de-lart-1384532

Le Temps (Switzerland):

https://www.letemps.ch/monde/jonas-bendiksen-supercherie-lannee

Weekendavisen (Denmark)

https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2021-41/kultur/fotografi-og-virkelighed

Klassekampen (Norway), front page:

https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2021-09-23/trollet-ut-i-sola

L’Actu (France, newspaper for teenagers)

https://lactu.playbacpresse.fr/article/pour-alerter-sur-les-fake-news-il-cree-un-photoreportage-truque

De Standaard (Belgium)

https://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20211104_96485112

La Nacion (Argentina):

https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/el-singular-experimento-del-reportero-grafico-que-engano-a-todos-nid10112021/

Kronos (Turkey):

https://kronos34.news/tr/sahte-haber-yapan-insanlari-sahte-fotograflarla-anlatan-gercek-bir-haber/

Swissinfo:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/por/falsa-reportagem-fotogr%C3%A1fica-alerta-para-manipula%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-imagens/47010336

Naiz (Basque):

https://www.naiz.eus/eu/info/noticia/20211005/no-te-fies-de-tus-ojos

La Clau:

https://www.la-clau.net/noticia/15413/visa-pour-limage-desacreditat-per-una-exposicio-falsa

AFP, Agence France Press:

(Wire-report, came out in numerous territories/languages)

https://www.rfi.fr/es/cultura/20211007-el-falso-reportaje-fotogr%C3%A1fico-que-alerta-de-la-manipulaci%C3%B3n-de-im%C3%A1genes

La Libre (Belgium):

https://www.lalibre.be/economie/digital/2021/10/24/on-est-face-a-un-serieux-probleme-comment-les-deepfakes-risquent-de-bouleverser-notre-quotidien-Z6LWQ2MGQJGQTA22WTNKDRGPPY/

Eje Central (Mexico):

https://www.ejecentral.com.mx/la-nueva-era-de-la-guerra-la-salud-y-el-arte/

Akershus Amtstidende (Norway):

https://www.amta.no/na-gar-svindelen-verden-over-jeg-satt-med-en-klump-i-magen-hele-sommeren/s/5-3-1092503

Le journal de dimanche (France):

https://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/comment-un-photojournaliste-a-trompe-magnum-et-visa-pour-limage-pour-mieux-denoncer-les-fake-news-4069141

Le Journal des Arts (France):

https://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/opinion/fake-simile-156893

La Vanguardia (Spain):

https://www.lavanguardia.com/magazine/buena-vida/20211123/7871144/veles-fabrica-fake-news.html

Oslobodenje (Bosnia):

https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/magazin/kultura/svako-moze-imati-svoj-portal-715194

UOL (Brazil):

https://www.uol.com.br/nossa/colunas/terra-a-vista/2021/12/12/cidade-que-virou-usina-de-fake-news-e-elegeu-trump-segue-enganando-o-mundo.htm

Sydsvenskan (Sweden):

https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-11-13/jonas-bendiksen-skapade-frankensteins-monster-nar-han-fejkade-bok-om-fejkindustrin

Nezavisen.mk (North Macedonia):

https://nezavisen.mk/amerika-e-ushte-opsednata-so-veles/

Magazines:

Coda Story:

https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/jonas-bendiksen-book-of-veles/

Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/misinformation-desk/202112/the-intent-behind-lie-mis-dis-and-malinformation

Journalisten (Norway):

https://journalisten.no/bok-book-of-veles-fake-news/fotograf-jonas-bendiksen-avslorer-eget-juks--det-har-vaert-to-ar-med-bedrag/479916

VOP Voices of Photography (Taiwan):

https://vopmagazine.com/ib/

Marianne (France):

https://www.marianne.net/culture/comment-le-photographe-jonas-bendiksen-a-dupe-visa-pour-limage-pour-denoncer-les-fake-news

Beware! Magazine (France):

https://www.bewaremag.com/jonas-bendiksen-fake-news/

LFI (Leica magazine):

https://lfi-online.de/ceemes/en/magazine/lfi-magazine/lfi-english-2021-06.html

https://lfi-online.de/ceemes/en/blog/fake-story-fake-images-the-book-of-veles-by-jonas-bendiksen-under-discussion-2534.html

L’ADN (France:

https://www.ladn.eu/mondes-creatifs/jonas-bendiksen-photoreportage-fake-news-veles/

Zero.nine:

https://www.zeroninemagazine.com/stories/fake-news

Les Inrockuptibles (France):

https://lactu.playbacpresse.fr/article/pour-alerter-sur-les-fake-news-il-cree-un-photoreportage-truque

Blind magazine:

https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/the-uncanny-valley-of-veles-en

9 Lives magazine (France):

https://www.9lives-magazine.com/78797/2021/10/01/carte-blanche-lagence-myop-deepfake-et-photographie-documentaire/

RESPEKT (Czech Republic)

https://www.respekt.cz/kontext/tahle-realita-neexistuje-jonas-bendiksen-vytrolil-cely-fotograficky-svet

https://www.respekt.cz/special/2021/budoucnost-zapadu/zapomente-na-fotak

Fotomag (Norway):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0yw0ypm182tjrf6/FotoMag-6-2021_s54-63.pdf?dl=0
+ Book review:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub59aslagon5flf/FotoMag%208%20-%202021%20s66-67.pdf?dl=0

Photographer.ru (Russia):

https://www.photographer.ru/cult/theme/8525.htm

Illustreret Bunker (Denmark):

https://issuu.com/praktikavisdmjx/docs/ill_bunker_20211202

Gölge Fanzin (Turkey):

https://miratinpuslufotografatlasi.blogspot.com/2021/11/roportaj-jonas-bendiksen-book-of-veles.html

Petapixel:

https://petapixel.com/2021/12/11/from-prints-to-nfts-the-photographs-journey-through-the-digital-age/

Photonews (Germany):

https://photonews.de/zeitung/november-2021/

Creative Review:

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/fact-fiction-photography-jonas-bendiksen/

Fotografisk Tidskrift (Sweden):

https://www.sfoto.se/redaktionellt/fejk-om-fejk-med-jonas-bendiksen/

Gaia Dergi (Turkey):

https://gaiadergi.com/roportaj-jonas-bendiksen-the-book-of-veles/

The Conversation:

https://theconversation.com/una-fotografia-no-es-la-realidad-y-nunca-es-mal-momento-para-recordarlo-167384

TANK Magazine (UK):

https://tankmagazine.com/issue-89/features/the-book-of-veles

Amateur Photographer (UK):

https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/book_reviews/fake-news-how-jonas-bendiksen-hoodwinked-the-photographic-community-with-the-book-of-veles-160472

Membrana (Slovenia):

https://www.membrana.si/intervju/cepivo-proti-virusu-postresnicnosti/

Biblioteksbladet (Sweden):

https://www.biblioteksbladet.se/nyheter/reportage/fejkade-foton-for-debatt-ingen-upptackte-bluffen/

Fotograf magazine (Czech, in both English and Czech)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub3b0hhjh7lgg71/Fotograf41_EN_29.pdf?dl=0

ReVue:

https://www.re-vue.org/beitrag/exiting-the-photographic-universe-fred-ritchin

De Correspondent (Netherlands)

https://decorrespondent.nl/13288/waarom-mensen-in-tijden-van-oorlog-eerder-in-nepnieuws-geloven/5038958797664-034b28b1

The Intium (China)

https://theinitium.com/project/20220417-photo-jonas-bendiksen/

Usbek & Rica (France):

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lmnimq30daj281g/AADLlXGw41npEzkfnS7mTmrza?dl=0

TV/Radio:

TV2 (Norway):

https://www.tv2.no/a/14362120/

Studio2 (NRK radio p2):

https://radio.nrk.no/podkast/studio_2/l_e810de21-54d8-4332-90de-2154d883328a

Dr2, (Danish TV) “Deadline” w Steen Nørskov:

https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/deadline_-er-fotografiets-trovaerdighed-truet_278040?fbclid=IwAR2EnFJSeb94w0OgTni6w4DlgFbcoa99hPivdVjrZzVoUinOxwV_xsuYwt4

CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), news/analysis show “The Current” w Matt Galloway

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63/clip/15873269

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-oct-20-2021-1.6217855/this-photojournalist-faked-an-entire-book-to-highlight-how-hard-it-is-to-spot-misinformation-1.6218251

France3:

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/pyrenees-orientales/perpignan/perpignan-un-photographe-piege-visa-pour-l-image-avec-des-fausses-photos-2273953.html

TVXS (Greece):

https://tvxs.gr/news/foto/jonas-bendiksen-book-veles-2021-i-kataskeyi-tis-pragmatikotitas-meso-ton-eikonon

+

https://tvxs.gr/news/politismos/mia-ekthesi-gia-ti-dimokratia-simainei-oti-ta-politika-kai-koinonika-zitimata-tis-ep

Ocean 98.1 (Bulldog Radio), USA

https://soundcloud.com/user-110725098/december-7th-jonas-bendiksen-chris-may-jill-wagner?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

CCMA (Catalan):

https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/programa/the-book-of-veles-lexperiment-dun-fotograf-per-alertar-sobre-les-fake-news/video/6140369/

+

https://www.ccma.cat/324/lexperiment-sobre-fake-news-dun-fotograf-de-lagencia-magnum-que-ha-enganyat-tothom/noticia/3141266/

Podcasts:

Podcast, “A Small Voice”, Ben Smith

https://a-small-voice-conversations-with-photographers.simplecast.com/episodes/163-jonas-bendiksen

Podcast, “Faut Pas Pousser Les Iso” (France):

https://www.fautpaspousserlesiso.com/episode-4-le-reportage-de-guerre/

Vlog, online webinar, Forhanna / Marc Prüst, «Fake Documentary»:

https://www.forhanna.com/webinar-16-tell-your-story/

YouTube channel “Imitative Photography”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QizXDUOy1yY    

Documentum (from 1h:01m:30s into episode)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PkWUtlflB6Bn9Y8v3OaEw?si=KlBuTCOxRwKZrkD8Pvk75Q

Jonathan Bertin (YouTube, French):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkRfTpEeZFA

 Blogs/sites:

Judith Benhamou Reports:

https://judithbenhamouhuet.com/the-book-of-veles-its-not-a-photojournalism-masterpiece-its-a-masterpiece-of-fake-news/

Cartierbressonnoesunreloj (Spain):   

https://www.cartierbressonnoesunreloj.com/el-gran-engano-de-the-book-of-veles-el-libro-del-fotografo-de-magnum-jonas-bendiksen-sacude-el-fotoperiodismo-y-la-fotografia-documental/

Photoshelter blog:

https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/09/how-magnum-photos-jonas-bendiksen-nearly-fooled-the-entire-industry/

A l’oeil (France):

https://www.a-l-oeil.info/blog/2021/09/24/larnaque-de-jonas-bendiksen-photojournaliste-chez-magnum/

Lee Yehlin/Medium.com (Taiwan)

https://leeyehlin.medium.com/the-book-of-veles-jonas-bendiksen-是如何蒙騙了攝影圈-329585bb590e

Thoughts of a Bohemian

http://blog.melchersystem.com/dancing-with-the-gods-of-deception/

Photos and Stuff:

https://photothunk.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-book-of-veles.html

BNR (Holland):

https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/ben-van-der-burg/10455079/opinie-iphone-13-pro-manipulatie

Cas d'intérêt (France):

https://casdinteret.com/2021/10/photojournalist-jonas-bendiksen-risked-his-reputation/

Digital fotografering:

http://www.dimag.no/2021/10/the-book-of-veles.html

Rough Type:

https://www.roughtype.com/?p=8928

Adobe blog:    

https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/10/22/content-authenticity-in-age-of-disinformation-deepfakes-nfts.html#gs.dzxvm5

NiemanLab:

https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/12/manipulated-media-will-fool-you-yes-you/

Document.no (Norway):

https://www.document.no/2022/03/27/pressen-lurt-av-falske-bilder-norsk-fotograf-kan-vinne-world-press-photo-med-fake-news/

Des images que font parler (Switzerland):

https://blogs.letemps.ch/nathalie-dietschy/2021/11/05/photographie-simulacre-et-deepfakes/

Plebity (USA):

https://www.plebity.org/conversations/a-story-of-fake-photojournalism-the-book-of-veles-real-euros-for-fake-news/

PhotoLari (Spain):

https://www.photolari.com/es-esto-fotoperiodismo-las-fake-news-de-jonas-bendiksen-y-world-press-photo-2022/

Il Pensiero Lungo (Italy):

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/martinopietropoli/issues/la-falsa-verita-il-pensiero-lungo-issue-8-1105816?via=twitter-card&client=DesktopWeb&element=issue-card

+ in English Martinopietropoli.medium.com:

https://martinopietropoli.medium.com/the-false-truth-61a6e2992357