These Side-By-Side Photos Show Exactly What Media Bias Looks Like With One Stunning Question

In response to the killing of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, and the biased media coverage of the victim that followed, young people of color on social media began wondering how they might be portrayed if the same happened to them. These pictures are powerful reminders of how stories get told in America.

Wholesome

Wisconsin man won a $22 million Powerball jackpot. A promise from 1992 meant he handed half to a friend.

Health

Voices in her head told her she had a brain tumor. A scan proved them right.

Wholesome

A stranger handed a McDonald’s cashier a wad of cash and asked her to feed everyone until it ran out

Culture

She applied for a job while living in her truck. She left with the job and a place to sleep.