Quibbling about word use is interesting, but often just serves to sidetrack the issue. Perhaps 'lie' is too strong a word here, and 'misleading' would have been better.
   The fact remains, the picture Wolfgang noted was famous because it seemed to show something different than what was actually the case. It would perhaps have been better if the folks were not identifiable, so the 'point' could be made without causing them stress, but I doubt the photographer had time to do an interview.