Shepard Fairey Responds To The AP: Yes, I Lied. But It Was Still Fair Use

That he had admitted lying about which image he used as the source image for his iconic Hope poster. He sent us a response (reproduced below), which effectively confirms what the AP says. Tonight's admission focuses on the photo that Fairey originally claimed to use during his creation of the 'Hope' poster he claimed to use an image other than the one the AP claims to own, and then lied and deleted evidence when he realized he was Both were taken at the same press event.