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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Several of my friends on Facebook shared a photo that outraged them yesterday, complete with furious comments, because someone said it deserves to go viral.

It was a photo of a student urinating on a war memorial.

I agree it's a disgusting, disrespectful act but a quick Google, before I jumped on the bandwagon, showed the man was arrested and in court for it in November 2009.

Does nobody check these things?! It could be a faked smear campaign they're blindly sharing for all they know.

It's not even the first time these people have shared old news or hoaxes, (and I've pointed it out to them before).

They're bright enough that they should know better.

Some people should not be trusted with Facebook.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Facebook is an evil tool of the industrial and media dictatorship!

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By *dwalu2Couple
over a year ago

Bristol

People who do that will never change, they are the same people who read the headlines but not the story.

Unfriend them is the only answer. Or don't use Facebook. Or get better friends.

So that's three answers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mother shares all manner of shite on fb. I told her to stop it but she didn't listen so i have 'unfollowed' her. Means i don't need to see it and didn't offend her by 'unfriending' her

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"People who do that will never change, they are the same people who read the headlines but not the story.

Unfriend them is the only answer. Or don't use Facebook. Or get better friends.

So that's three answers!

Unfortunately I'm related to most of them.

They really are, most of them, very intelligent, capable people. They're just prone, for some reason, to believing anything it says on Facebook.

It may be time for a study and a paper on Facebook Blindness.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

It's why I'll never use it.

When you have UKIP voting, Daily Mail reading, 'outraged from Surbiton' online then facts tend to rapidly out the window and before you know it some innocent has started everything from WW2 to The Gulf War and is responsible for IS, global warnings, alcohol abuse and celebrity divorces.

It's the worlds greatest Chinese whisper network, perfect for gossiping busybodies with nothing better to do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Snopes. Every time. And even them I'm not sure it can be trusted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A lot of people just click and share without any regard to what they're are sharing, like sheep just following on.

I've unfollowed quite a few people because of the crap they post.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I unfollow posts or unfriend anyone who posts idiotic stuff that pisses me off. Means I don't have a lot of Facebook friends but I only see stuff I want to see when I'm on there. I've had to hide the posts of a lot of my relatives because they are morons.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"It's why I'll never use it.

It's the worlds greatest Chinese whisper network, perfect for gossiping busybodies with nothing better to do!

It keeps me in touch, easily, with friends in the States and in Singapore. They don't, fortunately, share shite.

It was impossible to refuse to add members of my family and certain friends when they found out I had an account though. And they do share shite.

Most of these people, if reading a story in a newspaper, will keep an open mind until they know the facts because they know the media usually have an agenda. On Facebook it all goes right out of the window.

I'm wondering if Facebook has some sort of mind control technology or something.

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

There's so many that have popped up on mine over the last couple of years that I've systematically deleted anyone who shares them. Or I'll tell them that it's just plain stupid. Like someone who said that Muslims were trying to ban black pudding/peppa pig and god knows what else! It's laughable really!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly"

Me too,I'm fortunate that most of my family and friends are the animal loving,silly video loving,stupid sayings kind. I rarely have to unfriend someone. I don't unfollow idiots,I get rid of them.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I don't use it.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

What grinds my gears are the pictures they put up saying that this man is one of the boys that killed Jaime Bulger I mean how the fuck do you know it's him...it could be some innocent fucker that maybe happens to look a bit like one of the killers. Also the ones where they say all the asylum seekers are taking our social housing. Asylum seekers are not even bloody eligible for social housing

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By *.BrooksMan
over a year ago

Blackwood

It's just pure ignorance and stupidity. Friends and family used to get 1 mistake but after so many different people making mistakes they get "unfriended" on the first one

...but not before pointing out why the story of the soldier in uniform being refused service at a tesco store in case it offended Muslim customers...etc etc etc is absolute rubbish. Posting the reasons on there wall giving them the links that it took me less than a minute to find and explaining that while I love them as a person I have a very low tolerance of ignorance stupidity and bullshit when it's coming from fully grown adults.

Do not be afraid to unfriend people they can always send you another request and they usually learn the lesson the first time.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Grrrr.

One of them, having just seen my post pointing out it was in 2009, has replied saying, basically, it's his own fault this is still dragging behind him.

FFS.

He was a d*unk student. He was sentenced and paid the dues a Magistrate thought fair.

My response to someone who has just gone down massively in my estimation is that it wouldn't still be following him if people didn't keep sharing it without checking the facts.

I'm having a WTF moment.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

A facebook friend of mine recently re posted a van with number plate saying it had been used in a crime. I asked for evidence and she couldn't give any. I really don't like that kind of thing.

Happens here too, someone posts a one-sided version of events and everyone rushes to condemn the alleged perpetrator.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"What grinds my gears are the pictures they put up saying that this man is one of the boys that killed Jaime Bulger I mean how the fuck do you know it's him...it could be some innocent fucker that maybe happens to look a bit like one of the killers. Also the ones where they say all the asylum seekers are taking our social housing. Asylum seekers are not even bloody eligible for social housing "

One of my more sensible friends shared a post about Schrödinger's immigrant recently. It described how immigrants can simultaneously be taking our jobs and bleeding the benefit system dry.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly

Me too,I'm fortunate that most of my family and friends are the animal loving,silly video loving,stupid sayings kind. I rarely have to unfriend someone. I don't unfollow idiots,I get rid of them. "

I'm one of those. I'm far more likely to be unfollowed for posting cute animal pics and photos of my dinner than for anything offensive.

It's scary how many will share Britain First propoganda.

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

There are some totally thick as shit bandwagon jumpers who populate facebook,its quite scary how quick they are to believe everything they read and see and turn into outraged pitchfork wielding vigilantes

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly

Me too,I'm fortunate that most of my family and friends are the animal loving,silly video loving,stupid sayings kind. I rarely have to unfriend someone. I don't unfollow idiots,I get rid of them.

I'm one of those. I'm far more likely to be unfollowed for posting cute animal pics and photos of my dinner than for anything offensive.

It's scary how many will share Britain First propoganda.

Mine do silly, fluffy pictures and videos too. Then they have some sort of brainstorm. One jumps on a bandwagon and they all follow each other like sheep.

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

Was told hp sauce is named after the houses of parliament. Never checked up on it, should of checked my sauce source

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"There are some totally thick as shit bandwagon jumpers who populate facebook,its quite scary how quick they are to believe everything they read and see and turn into outraged pitchfork wielding vigilantes

It's the ones who aren't thick and should know better that frustrate me.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly"

I only joined so I could beat ma ex at Angry Birds, I've not logged in for over 2 years.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"i use facebook for scrabbly games mostly

I only joined so I could beat ma ex at Angry Birds, I've not logged in for over 2 years. "

I'm an Exasperated Bird but that thread about violence has established that beating people is wrong.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

It's the ones who aren't thick and should know better that frustrate me."

Me too. It seems to be them who don't question these things.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Facebook...

A place where bigots can hop on bandwagons and make 'friends' with other bigots all over the world that they will never meet!

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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago

North West

There is one going around at the moment. A maroon skoda estate with a Romanian mugging gang. Convenient picture of the number plate. Unfortunately I have seen the message as... to all my friends in Tameside, Salford, Bolton, Wigan and just this morning Sheffield.

I think that the people who share this stuff only do so because it reinforces there own beliefs and somehow reading it on the Internet somehow validates their point of view and their need to share this welcome bit of news.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When Tony Hart died for second time last month it really became apparent just how stupid people are and how quick they are to share anything

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

Reminds me of people unwittingly sharing Britons First posts on facebook. A quick flick through there facebook page and it becomes apparent that BF Want a crusade and to annihilate all Muslims which in effect makes BF members a terrorist political party.

Recently they posted a picture of man with holding a sine saying 'Boycott bigotry Kill all non-muslims'. Unforthuntly for BF they forgot to doctor the logo of People for the American way a veterans charity which was on a sine in the background. The person they posted name was Dawud Walid former US Navy vet and Marines, proud American patriot who has won medals for bravery. He is also now anti Islamist and Islamic relations campaigner. He is a member of a number of Vetrain charities like People for the American way. And recently has become a university lecturer and advisor to the Obahma Regime.

Dawud Walid is now considering legal action against the far-right Christamist party.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"I unfollow posts or unfriend anyone who posts idiotic stuff that pisses me off. Means I don't have a lot of Facebook friends but I only see stuff I want to see when I'm on there. I've had to hide the posts of a lot of my relatives because they are morons."

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

It's a bit different when your freinds are posting stuff that is racist and deliberately incitefull.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Social media is rife with those who are not analytical or those that just abandon the basics once they're online. Know some bright folk who believe Wikipedia is "absolute" fact too.

Him

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

I get those to. I actually read them and post against them. This way I get to know their argument and can better counter it when it comes up again. I've not unfriended or unfollowed any one yet but I have been unfriended by some for posting against what they had originally posted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

My beliefs and my views are never wrong

No, I mean what pisses me off is stuff that's racist, homophobic or sexist, for example. I've got plenty of friends I disagree with completely about a lot of things but if they share something well considered or actually factual then that wouldn't piss me off. I might still completely disagree with it (and will probably say so) but it wouldn't annoy me and I don't mind seeing it.

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

My beliefs and my views are never wrong

I think some people forget the concept of debating as well when they are online to.

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By *hattyman80Man
over a year ago

stockport

I love how social media encourages people to get on their high horses and repost things they've just come across yet it could have happened 5-10-20 years ago. It makes me chuckle. It's like a few weeks ago when everyone was commenting saying OMG Tony Hart is dead when he's been dead years jut because someone somewhere had only just seen he was dead and didn't read the article. Social media will eventually destroy facts and truth and will render events inconsequential as people's ability to read and digest information is dwindling quickly. The are of conversation is dying as well but that's a rant for a different day.

READ THE ARTICLES PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT BE SPAMMING OLD STUFF!! Lol

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

"I love how social media encourages people to get on their high horses and repost things they've just come across yet it could have happened 5-10-20 years ago. It makes me chuckle. It's like a few weeks ago when everyone was commenting saying OMG Tony Hart is dead when he's been dead years jut because someone somewhere had only just seen he was dead and didn't read the article. Social media will eventually destroy facts and truth and will render events inconsequential as people's ability to read and digest information is dwindling quickly. The are of conversation is dying as well but that's a rant for a different day.

READ THE ARTICLES PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT BE SPAMMING OLD STUFF!! Lol

I think the Newspapers did that well before Social media. People during the last century used to just pickup an newspaper and believe it to be 100% fact.

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By *ot monkey71Couple
over a year ago

middlesbrough

"Several of my friends on Facebook shared a photo that outraged them yesterday, complete with furious comments, because someone said it deserves to go viral.

It was a photo of a student urinating on a war memorial.

I agree it's a disgusting, disrespectful act but a quick Google, before I jumped on the bandwagon, showed the man was arrested and in court for it in November 2009.

Does nobody check these things?! It could be a faked smear campaign they're blindly sharing for all they know.

It's not even the first time these people have shared old news or hoaxes, (and I've pointed it out to them before).

They're bright enough that they should know better.

Some people should not be trusted with Facebook."

People generally can't wait to hate and if theres a band wagon involved daaaam.

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By *ouplekinkCouple
over a year ago

kink town

It really winds me up when people do this and I'm constantly reminding people to do their own checks first. people don't listen and that's how Britain First operate, 'click bait' gets them alot of unknowing supporters.

Same with that false story about the pub apparently banning British soldiers, complete bullshit, but as soon as it is shared online the damage is done.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't used Facebook in over 2 years, parents use it indiscriminately for some reason.

Nobody cares about your holiday pics

Nobody cares about your issues

Nobody cares what you're doing

Nobody cares where you are

The people that care already know, there's no need to tell everyone.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I haven't used Facebook in over 2 years, parents use it indiscriminately for some reason.

Nobody cares about your holiday pics

Nobody cares about your issues

Nobody cares what you're doing

Nobody cares where you are

The people that care already know, there's no need to tell everyone."

To some social media is the only way they can communicate any more. We have lost the art of real life conversations. Some live their lives through social media because they may have nothing in their real life some have this pretend fantastic life when in reality they are lonely as hell.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ISome live their lives through social media because they may have nothing in their real life some have this pretend fantastic life when in reality they are lonely as hell. "

That's how I see fab sometimes.

Some literally live on here.

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

"I haven't used Facebook in over 2 years, parents use it indiscriminately for some reason.

Nobody cares about your holiday pics

Nobody cares about your issues

Nobody cares what you're doing

Nobody cares where you are

The people that care already know, there's no need to tell everyone.

There is a really good short video release a few months back of a man who pretends to have a fantastic life on Facbook. the every thing starts getting worse wroth a watch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ISome live their lives through social media because they may have nothing in their real life some have this pretend fantastic life when in reality they are lonely as hell.

That's how I see fab sometimes.

Some literally live on here.

Shots fired

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ISome live their lives through social media because they may have nothing in their real life some have this pretend fantastic life when in reality they are lonely as hell.

That's how I see fab sometimes.

Some literally live on here.

Shots fired"

And I agree

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

"Same with that false story about the pub apparently banning British soldiers, complete bullshit, but as soon as it is shared online the damage is done. "

I have know many pubs and towns that have banned service personnel because of the way they run amok when d*unk I even know of at least 1 battalion that was removed from Germany after just 3 weeks of a 2 year posting because they smashed up the local town.

I would be very surprised if similar things did not happen today.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I haven't used Facebook in over 2 years, parents use it indiscriminately for some reason.

Nobody cares about your holiday pics

Nobody cares about your issues

Nobody cares what you're doing

Nobody cares where you are

The people that care already know, there's no need to tell everyone.

Real life? With actually people? In person?

But people have germs and things!

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
Forum Mod
over a year ago

My Own Little World

I have a few friends who used to post any shite they thought was true. They have now stopped or hide it from me, because I always post the link to the snopes page with a message to the effect of - you will belive any old crap won't you?

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I've made myself rather unpopular with some of my friends for posting things like - total bollocks as per hoaxslayer/snopes (with link) on their silly shares.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"I haven't used Facebook in over 2 years, parents use it indiscriminately for some reason.

Nobody cares about your holiday pics

Nobody cares about your issues

Nobody cares what you're doing

Nobody cares where you are

The people that care already know, there's no need to tell everyone.

Real life? With actually people? In person?

But people have germs and things!

So anyway....................

What's everyone having for tea?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Does nobody check these things?! It could be a faked smear campaign they're blindly sharing for all they know."

An individual person may be intelligent, but collectively people are dumb.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

My beliefs and my views are never wrong

You always come across as a very reasonable person. I was just pushing you to say.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

My beliefs and my views are never wrong

You always come across as a very reasonable person. I was just pushing you to say."

Obviously if it's a link from the Guardian, they're dead to me.

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By *ouplekinkCouple
over a year ago

kink town

"Same with that false story about the pub apparently banning British soldiers, complete bullshit, but as soon as it is shared online the damage is done.

I would be very surprised if similar things did not happen today. "

Yep totally agree but this was a story saying service personnel were banned so as not to cause offence to the local Muslim community. It was a completely made up story, and the guy who made it up recently appeared in court and says he will carry on fabricating bullshit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Facebook is a propaganda machine.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"Same with that false story about the pub apparently banning British soldiers, complete bullshit, but as soon as it is shared online the damage is done.

I would be very surprised if similar things did not happen today.

That was quite a nasty story and I think the pub was lucky that some nutjob didn't do anything silly.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I've made myself rather unpopular with some of my friends for posting things like - total bollocks as per hoaxslayer/snopes (with link) on their silly shares.

Yup. Two family members now having a strop because I pointed out they should check stories like that before posting.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

I know what you mean but the only problem with only seeing the stuff you want to see is that you never see anything that could possibly challenge your beliefs, some of which may actually be wrong.

My beliefs and my views are never wrong

You always come across as a very reasonable person. I was just pushing you to say.

Obviously if it's a link from the Guardian, they're dead to me."

Wlle yod'u heva to be albe to laenre Gaudrnia frsti toneabel to raed ti frsti.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a few "missing" children keep popping up. I did my research and found one of them to be a painting that looked lifelike. I mailed my friend and told her that some of these missing children aren't actually missing. To be fair I do know that actual missing people are looked for on Facebook so it could be a case of better safe than sorry for some people. I don't share any of them,I put my faith in the police and missing person's bureaus. A lot of share this stuff is used as marketing strategy by companies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've made myself rather unpopular with some of my friends for posting things like - total bollocks as per hoaxslayer/snopes (with link) on their silly shares.

Yup. Two family members now having a strop because I pointed out they should check stories like that before posting."

I've had that. I pointed out to people that their posts are false or fake and they've had a strop at me for it. I came to realise that people really are as stupid as they look and even presenting them with the facts won't change their mind about something.

I only use facebook to keep in touch with mates with the same interests around the country, I skip over the shit posts, just the same as I don't read the papers or watch the news, but if I notice someone posting shite often then they're gone, I've got no time for it.

I'm happy to live my life of blissful ignorance, it's a happy bubble I live in

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"I've made myself rather unpopular with some of my friends for posting things like - total bollocks as per hoaxslayer/snopes (with link) on their silly shares.

Yup. Two family members now having a strop because I pointed out they should check stories like that before posting."

It amazes me how they are more put out at being told they are spreading bollocks than they are at the actual spreading of the rubbish itself.

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