Media manipulation is when someone takes a news article, picture, or video and changes it to make it look different than it really is. For example, someone might take a picture of a politician and change it to make them look evil or bad even if it isn't real. They might also change a news article to make it seem like something happened that never did. This kind of manipulation is bad because it spreads false information which can give people the wrong idea or it can confuse people.