These Grand Theft Auto screenshots are fake!

So, obviously, there was only one thing to do - dedicate an entire feature to them! Just remember - don't believe your eyes. Not even for a second...

We remember this one appearing way back in 2005, claiming to be the first ever shot from GTA IV. Rockstar, of course,shot it down- but only after first releasing a statement of "no comment". Which, of course, only prompted speculation that it was real.

This we just came upon in a forum,one of the manywhere forumites stick up GTA shots they've faked. Which are then critically analysed for obviously not being real. Which prompts angry reaction explaining that it's a FAKE screenshots thread. Which triggers a full-blown flame war. Can't we all just get along?

Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of GamesRadar+. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.