1) Photos and videos show truth but they also show a slightly skewed version of the truth that is meant to influence others. The shots that photographers take are supposed to not only display an event that has actually happened but also portray it in a light that supports the artist's intent. Photos in journalism, for example, can be very reliable as a look into an event, but one must also be sure to have a discerning eye.
2) I am not sure if there is anyone who can describe a situation without perception factoring into it, therefore I am not sure if fact ever actually begins. Anyone who views, lets say, a robbery, views it in their own way: they all agree a robbery took place, but the details will change slightly from person to person. Fact can only be fact if every witness agrees on what happened, but this is often rare. So I am not sure if I have a true answer to this question; there are too many factors to answer it definitively.
3) Fact is what actually happened whereas perception is what we think happened based on our views, our preconceptions, our biases, and based on how much of the situation we actually viewed or took part in. But since fact is always altered by perception (since everyone has their own perceptions of reality and every situation they are involved in), I am not sure if there truly is a difference between the two. They very well might be one in the same. Therefore, truth (may just be) what you make of it.
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