The origin
Hungarian tourist Péter Guzli altered his own 1997 photograph from the World Trade Center observation deck to add an approaching aircraft, and sent it to friends.
How it spread
It escaped privately and circulated worldwide as a supposedly real image before being debunked; he was later identified.
What it means
An early lesson in digital forgery, and in how fast a private joke stops being private.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
