Tourist guy

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The "tourist guy" was an internet phenomenon that featured a photograph of a tourist on the observation deck of the World Trade Center digitally altered to show American Airlines Flight 11 about to hit the tower in the background during the September 11 attacks. The photo went viral in the days after the attacks as many manipulated pictures spread online. The man in the photograph was later identified as Hungarian Péter Guzli, who took the photo in 1997. Guzli said he edited the photo as a joke for his friends and did not intend for it to spread across the internet. He is also called numerous other names, including the "accidental tourist" (a reference to the novel and film The Accidental Tourist), "Waldo" (a reference to Where's Waldo?), the "WTC Guy", and the "tourist of death". Shortly after 9/11, the image surfaced on the internet, spreading via spam emails. The emails would claim that the picture was found inside of a camera retrieved from the World Trade Center wreckage, alleging that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had developed the picture for evidence and had recently released it online. The image showed a man, dressed in a beanie, heavy jacket, and backpack, standing on the observation deck of the World Trade Center. Below him, Flight 11 can be seen flying towards the building. Because of its closeness and low altitude, it seems certain to collide with the tower.