Amateur "space photographers" are nearly as competitive as bird watchers. I'm sure there are manufactured claims. I see no reason that everyone who looks at the sky is in on the conspiracy.
Bird watchers fake photos of birds..?? that's news to me.
Bird watchers invent sightings the way fishermen invent fish tales. The one-upmanship continues here with "space" photographers.
These pictures/videos are a little more than fish tales.
Basically, you are saying that these people, especially the ones at the clay institute are liars and good photoshopers. They all take NASA's model of the ISS/shuttle, and then photoshop it from different angles to create images and movies. They also add in noise to make it seem real (for atmospheric distortion).
In other words, they are each part of a one or two man conspiracy. And no evidence presented.
Does FE even have an idea of what the people could be photographing if they are (as is likely) telling the truth?
Take out a telescope if you are still in doubt.