{"id":459255,"date":"2021-04-27T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459255"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:11:44","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-bumper-to-bumper-traffic-on-a-19-lane-los-angeles-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-bumper-to-bumper-traffic-on-a-19-lane-los-angeles-freeway\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Bumper-To-Bumper Traffic On A 19-Lane Los Angeles Freeway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-bumper-to-bumper-traffic-on-a-19-lane-los-angeles-freeway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2134362786699949&#038;set=a.158122120990702&#038;type=3&#038;theater\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows heavy traffic congestion on a 19-lane freeway in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7179465\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7179465\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7179465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3925.jpeg\" alt=\"Facebook\/Screenshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3925.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-9.26.36-AM-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3926.jpeg 518w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3927.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3928.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3929.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7179465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The picture, which dates back to 1998, has been digitally manipulated to add more lanes of traffic and cars.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2134362786699949&#038;set=a.158122120990702&#038;type=3&#038;theaterhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2134362786699949&#038;set=a.158122120990702&#038;type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a> shows what appears to be an aerial shot of massive congestion spanning 19 lanes, plus additional bumper-to-bumper traffic on an adjacent street. The image has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davemustaine\/status\/633041491816902656?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widely shared<\/a> on Twitter over the years, with many users appearing to believe the image of Interstate 405 is genuine.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2134362786699949&#038;set=a.158122120990702&#038;type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook user<\/a> commented, \u201cUntil you\u2019ve sat on the 405 in LA, you haven\u2019t experienced \u2018traffic,&#8217;\u201d while a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davemustaine\/status\/633041491816902656?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter user<\/a> wrote in part, \u201cI sure miss that California traffic.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/05\/20\/fact-check-los-angeles-county-barbara-ferrer-looking-sickly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Viral Image Claims To Show Los Angeles County Public Health Director Looking Sickly)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Known for having <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/congestion-traffic-la-los-angeles\/10406800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavy traffic<\/a>, California\u2019s Interstate 405 is a major highway that runs from San Fernando through the Los Angeles metropolitan area to Irvine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/I-405,+Los+Angeles,+CA\/@33.8523578,-118.1721833,10.7z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2d208bce2a0f9:0x49e3217a72e099ec!8m2!3d34.2714687!4d-118.4720156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a>.\u00a0It is one of the busiest highways in the U.S., according to average annual daily traffic figures from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/policyinformation\/tables\/02.cfm\">Office of Highway Policy Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The image being shared online has been photoshopped to add lanes and cars to the freeway. Through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&#038;tbs=sbi:AMhZZiuj9ga4Ugyz04rnyhee8dQd5ZB01ig8ypvQj-7FVw-B5teJEoDBV4oNsXfPkFMamrvVZFa511Yy0fYx1zSk0tyg5lFLrSDNilicCz8HunsL1RSBQcgOQ8e5Ha8A4nNZ1X2pzFi0bo5vcBa842l1fJqT41uf-RJuZvrnH2TIkNwwC7tVvSmsnxXb1x7mNgWrfwLs4TbAZ0ulzjVItNmACK6SzAc5HPSIG5IOC3boxNQY5fIOXdu3qMGs_13kTbeAdYdxEoBh4Ur9NGdjWur776p18TNhP6Mw-vJejKsdiVHYrJd-ut1gAjB54T9-2EaGZWHYXhSSJ3xxdMOBtB6MJSLr-3QthdQ&#038;ei=5X6HYInSKcK0tAad1qnwCA&#038;start=10&#038;sa=N&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjJ2LCAuJ3wAhVCGs0KHR1rCo44PBDy0wN6BAgBEDY&#038;biw=1396&#038;bih=686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reverse image search<\/a>, Check Your Fact found the <a href=\"http:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/images\/pcd0222\/los-angeles-traffic-44.tcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original picture<\/a>. In the unaltered picture, there are fewer lanes and cars on the interstate, as well as more foliage around it. The photo, which dates to 1998, shows a \u201cview from the Getty Center,\u201d a popular museum in Los Angeles, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/images\/pcd0222\/los-angeles-traffic-44.tcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its caption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Real images of various parts of Interstate 405 can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/photos\/interstate-405?family=editorial&#038;phrase=interstate%20405&#038;sort=newest#license\">Getty Images<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&#038;VBID=2C0BXZS51SBG2Z&#038;SMLS=1&#038;RW=1536&#038;RH=754\">Reuters Pictures<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows heavy traffic congestion on a 19-lane freeway in Los Angeles. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276802,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3925.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Bumper-To-Bumper Traffic On A 19-Lane Los Angeles Freeway?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-459255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3925.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Bumper-To-Bumper Traffic On A 19-Lane Los Angeles Freeway?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}