If you show participants a statement, and an image that provides no proof of that statement, they are far more likely to find that statement true than if it had no image alongside it.
Among them, Ms. Espinoza said, was a bank statement with an image of a check that bore her forged signature.
But it was Govan who saw the significance of leaving an open space between the museum buildings, like an Italian Piazza, with a major artwork as a "welcome statement" - an image which changes from day to night according to light effects which redefine open space.
We never deny a piece of news, a statement or an image unless we are able to present a document that proves it has been fabricated.
These kinds of statements cement an image of a callous party moving contrary to public consciousness.
But that would be glib and maybe a little insincere, and the thing about the artists at the Keen is that unlike most every other theater, which cooks up a mission statement to sell an image, they actually mean it.
The statement, posted below an image of the ruined basilica, said: "May this image serve to illustrate the power of this earthquake, and the urgency we monks feel to seek out those who need the sacraments on this difficult day for Italy".
In Saturday's statement, Peraza included an image of Johnson, smiling gently behind sunglasses and a beard.
This statement is followed by an image that is pure dreamscape, an inexplicable fusion of David Lynch and an Esther Williams musical.
As he prepared to present the Autumn Statement, Mr Osborne tweeted a image of his hand holding a blue biro, hovering over a copy of the spending review – which was seemingly unmarked by ink.
The footage contains statements designed to craft an image of Hillary Clinton as an ailing, insane, inept leader and Donald Trump as a conquering hero that respects and loves Russia.
