This came through my social media feed earlier today. Another example of a simple, well crafted social media propaganda posters that elicits a quick response and a click on the Like and Share buttons. The quote at top is accurate, so what could be wrong? Per Snopes, the quote is in reference to before these 4 people were killed at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya and was not in reference to events in Benghazi. As a propaganda poster, it…
Some people think Starbuck’s is promoting “Gay agenda” on holiday cups Men who hold doors open for women are sexist Dr. Martens Portland billboard evokes white supremacist symbol, activists say No, the “OK” gesture is not a hate symbol Drinking milk is a sign of racism (see below) Paedophile fears are ‘driving male teachers from primary schools’ (UK) or Male kindergarten teachers often endure suspicious looks (US) Recognize the signs [of gangs] As a comment to one of the stories says,…
This item appeared in my Facebook crap feed yesterday and linked to a supposed news report. I searched Google News and Bing News for reports about Jimmy Hoffa, “22 bodies”, and “Flint River” and neither returned any relevant stories related to this, a sure sign of creative fake news driving Likes, Shares and selling eye balls to advertisers. It just never ends, does it? Update: This is likely a creation of one of many Internet troll farms that we later…
This crossed by Facebook crap feed this week. It is a fake, of course. The “rules” were written by author Charles Sykes in a couple of books he wrote. This has nothing to do with Bill Gates or even a high school. Did Bill Gates create a list of ‘Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School’? Source: Bill Gates High School Speech But thanks to social media, this was shared, Liked and re-shared again this past week.
Is this fake news? Duh? Hello? I’ve been writing about this for a long time and researchers just notice that “fake news” is “a profitable business model”? Cyber criminals have latched onto the notion of “fake news” and turned it into a profitable business model, with services starting at under $10, security researchers said Thursday. The online security firm Digital Shadows released a report highlighting services aimed at creating bogus media Source: ‘Fake news’ becomes a business model: researchers Good…