Virtual Potemkin villages

A "pretend" butcher shop in the village of Belcoo in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the site of next month's G8 summit. Some vacant stores and shops in the village have large wraparound stickers on the windows to make them look occupied. 

By: Tanya Talaga Global Economics Reporter, Published on Tue May 28 2013

 

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/05/28/northern_ireland_town_turns_into_virtual_potemkin_village_ahead_of_g8.html#