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So listen up ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Everything that you read on the internet is not necessarily fact. Alas, it is true.

It seems that almost every day one of my FB friends share a post from one of their BFF’s, an article of great importance that is utterly and completely false.

So how do I tell whether or not the post is fact? First clue, is it outrageous? Have I seen it on a reputable news site like the NY Times or LA Times? Journalists are expected to do due diligence when they write a story.

Was the post from a friend of a friend of a friend? In other words can I discern where it came from?

There is a really good web site for Internet rumors and myths called “Snopes.Com“. Here are some of the latest rumors that are trending on Snopes: (note: all of the rumors listed here are false, except for the last one.)

• Rumor: Nabisco is going to produce “Fried Chicken Oreos“
• Rumor: Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies contain crack,
• Rumor: Mattel launched a Burka Barbie doll for its 50th anniversary
• Rumor: KFC will start selling marijuana.
• Rumor: Michelle Obama is set to propose a national “Hug a Muslim” day.
• Rumor: Ringo Starr admitted that Paul McCartney died in 1966.
• News: Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy passed away at the age of 83. Live Long and Prosper

There you have it, some of the current rumors and news for today. So do me (and all of your FB BFF’s) check the post out before you send it on.

This entry was posted on March 4, 2015 at 7:14 pm and is filed under Internet, Technology. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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