How are pictures used in court when it is getting increasingly getting easier to alter them

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How are pictures used in court when it is getting increasingly getting easier to alter them

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Answer 1

All evidence has to go through the hearsay exception. Meaning it has to be proven that it is what it looks like. And so pictures have to undergo forensic examination to look for signs of tampering.

This is part of why it can take months or years before the case goes to court.