U.S. CAPITAL : *MELTING ICE SCULPTURE PROTESTS*

Melting ice sculpture protests ''fake news'' at US Capitol.

ARTISTS melted a ton of ice spelling out the word ''truth'' in the shadow of the US Capitol on Saturday, in a poetic protest at the caustic state of politics in the era of ''fake news'' under President Donald Trump.

''TRUTH BE TOLD,'' measuring  10 feet wide to seven feet tall, is the sixth sculpture in the ''Melted Away'' series launched in 2006 by artist duo LigoranoReese.

Marshall Resse and Nora Ligorano, both 62-year old, have collaborated on art projects for nearly four decades, including woven fiber optic mesh, video and new media in clocks, mirrors and books.

Their other temporary monuments shaped out of ice have included the words of ''democracy,''  ''economy'', ''middle class'', ''the future'' and ''the American dream''. [Agencies]