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Taiwan accidentally put Dulles Airport on its e-passports and Google Images could be why

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Confusing a major American airport for a Taiwanese travel hub seems unlikely in official government documents, but that’s exactly what happened with Taiwan’s new e-passports.

An exterior shot of Washington Dulles International from the American capital made it onto the background of Taiwan’s newly issued digital passports. It was supposed to be a shot of Taoyuan International Airport.

Here’s the since-recalled passport: 

Taiwan to recall passports with erroneous Dulles Airport image https://t.co/zyltSgv8Yf pic.twitter.com/TDbkD9MkR3

— 張Will (@2880e014) December 27, 2017 Read more…

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