I think they see it
but sadly truth is unimportant. It is just about the message that they believe is true.
It doesn't seem to register with any of them that the message would have been just as clear and a helluva lot more honest without the pristine bullet.
Truth is unimportant, it is just about the message that suits their perception. It is ugly and insensitive to point out that regardless of the truth, the photograph appears to be as dishonest as a pie plate ufo in a close encounter story.