Also, this: "The coordinates:When the coordinates are added to the fact that the photoâ(TM)s exif data does not match the Google coordinates or any other coordinates for Diego Garcia that are posted online, but is still within the boundaries of Diego Garcia, it proves that no one just pulled those coordinates off the web. It helps confirm that this was not just a hoax because the coordinates are exact to wherever on Diego Garcia the Iphone was when it took the photo."
Unless you're past day 2 of an "introduction to GIS" class, in which case, getting the lat and lon of any place in the world, not just "published" coordinates, is a trivial task. Really, the new Google Maps make this too easy.... Look!
https://www.google.com/maps/@-...
https://www.google.com/maps/@-...
https://www.google.com/maps/@-...
Check those URLs...It's SO hard to get lat and lons for Diego Garcia.
Then this: "Exif canâ(TM)t be rewritten with common software, it can only be added to in fields such as image credits with some advanced applications. It can be erased as well but NOT CHANGED. Photos with the exif intact will hold up in court. If the Exif is hacked and this is not real, the CIA or a really good hacker did this, which I doubt, Iâ(TM)d say itâ(TM)s probably real."
I don't have to go into why this is ludicrous with this crowd, do I? The only claim I'm not sure about is intact EXIF holding up in court. I hope to hell not, but I've seen dumber things.