# Alleged James Foley "beheading" video is so incredibly fake. How is anyone buying this bullshit? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 21, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069 "2014-08-21T07:59:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/421 "2014-08-30T04:06:58Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I just searched through a few of your posts–admittedly not all of them because I have a low tolerance for stupidity–and, in the posts I just saw, you’re pretty much weaseling into implying that “the official story is false”. > > Gee, what does that remind one of here? If the “official” story is that James Foley was murdured and beheaded in this video the experts say it’s false. ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/422 "2014-08-30T04:08:04Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You’re right, it’s just Israelis. It’s also total bullshit, anti-Semitic, and was debunked before he wrote the poem. Why were you defending this crap? Whatever, I’m not trying to convince you of anything. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/423 "2014-08-30T04:38:30Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > Whatever, I’m not trying to convince you of anything. You’re not succeeding at convincing anyone of anything. Since you were also doing that 12 years ago, I guess failure is your “thing.” ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/424 "2014-08-30T04:54:03Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > No, YOU’RE the dummy! Good one, Pee-wee! ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/425 "2014-08-30T14:14:21Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Good one, Pee-wee! FYI: Saturday Night live skit reference. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/426 "2014-08-30T14:53:41Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I’m not angry, I’m incredibly grateful. Your painstaking research and expertise are what blew the lid off the CPR dummy hoax and the subsequent media coverup. Jim Garrison’s got nothing on you. On Anderson Cooper they were talking to a guy who explained how they determined whether the decapitated head/body was actually Foley’s (using moles, scars, and other identifying marks). He _almost_ had me convinced, but then I saw [this](http://www.makeup-fx.com/fake_head_04.html). Wake up, Sheeple!! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/427 "2014-08-30T23:50:36Z")
EP: There’s yet another video released by your heroes. And don’t try to tell me they’re not your heroes, what with you extolling how wonderfully talented they are with cinematography, etc… Of course you’re going to say that one’s fake too. So, what’s in it for you to deny the veracity of the things? What is your purpose in denying the facts of the matter? More succinct: What is wrong with you? I mean, besides the obvious bit that’s wrong with every other CTer on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/428 "2014-08-31T01:26:29Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > FYI: Saturday Night live skit reference. I knew it was too clever for you to have come up with it yourself. ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/429 "2014-08-31T03:54:46Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > EP: There’s yet another video released by your heroes. And don’t try to tell me they’re not your heroes, what with you extolling how wonderfully talented they are with cinematography, etc… Of course you’re going to say that one’s fake too. So, what’s in it for you to deny the veracity of the things? What is your purpose in denying the facts of the matter? You seem to be of fan of ISIS or whatever they’re called now, following their youtube feed, alerting people of new videos released. Thanks for keeping up to date and advancing their cause. > [@](#): > > More succinct: What is wrong with you? I mean, besides the obvious bit that’s wrong with every other CTer on the planet. You don’t have to be a CTer, to determine that something didn’t happen on a video when it didn’t happen on a video. ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/430 "2014-08-31T03:55:47Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I knew it was too clever for you to have come up with it yourself. You thought that was clever? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/431 "2014-08-31T04:02:34Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > You thought that was clever? 😃 You’re evidently too stupid to understand sarcasm as well. It’s really quite amazing how you keep setting yourself up. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/432 "2014-08-31T04:48:59Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > You seem to be of fan of ISIS or whatever they’re called now, following their youtube feed, alerting people of new videos released. Thanks for keeping up to date and advancing their cause. No, I’m certainly not a fan of theirs. I follow what’s referred to by actual thinking people as “the news”. You might want to try that some time. > [@](#): > > You don’t have to be a CTer, to determine that something didn’t happen on a video when it didn’t happen on a video. Actually, with the bull you’ve been spewing here, you do. And yet you’re still not answering questions put to you. ---
**Author:** ![Oliveritaly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oliveritaly/32/15233_2.png) [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/433 "2014-08-31T10:38:02Z")
> [@EasyPhil](#): > > No, YOU’RE the dummy! You got 'em now Phil, good job! ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/434 "2014-08-31T12:41:17Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > It’s really quite amazing how you keep setting yourself up. That’s what makes EasyPhil easy. ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/435 "2014-08-31T13:54:05Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > That’s what makes EasyPhil easy. Easy like Sunday morning. ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/436 "2014-08-31T13:56:03Z")
> [@Oliveritaly](#): > > You got 'em now Phil, good job! Yeah, they’re on the ropes now. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/437 "2014-09-02T18:30:54Z")
Here’s another purported beheading to analyze: “An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants.” > **[Islamic State 'beheads US hostage Steven Sotloff'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29038217)** > > An Islamic State video purporting to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist abducted by the group, is released. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/438 "2014-09-02T18:47:30Z")
What do you think of the pixels, **EasyPhil**? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/439 "2014-09-02T18:51:04Z")
> [@andros](#): > > What do you think of the pixels, **EasyPhil**? I’ll bet on moronic drivel to win, lame trolling to place, and nothing at all to show. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069/440 "2014-09-02T19:05:00Z")
Oh, dear. [Quote=BBC] Last month a video was released showing the beheading of Mr Foley. [/Quote] > **[Islamic State 'beheads US hostage Steven Sotloff'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29038217)** > > An Islamic State video purporting to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist abducted by the group, is released. Clearly the Beeb did not consult with **EasyPhil** before publishing this blatant falsehood. Why are they covering up the truth? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-james-foley-beheading-video-is-so-incredibly-fake-how-is-anyone-buying-this-bullshit/696069.md?page=23)