Girl in viral #BringBackOurGirls photo is neither kidnapped nor Nigerian

The photographer who took the photo has set out to correct the misappropriation of her image. The Nigerian man who initially combined the photo with the hashtag says he meant no harm.

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No one should take a photograph from anywhere they find it to use it as they want. They shouldn’t. In most circumstances, legally they cannot. What is egregious, however, in this situation is the misrepresentation.

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