Comments on: Hoax Me Not #Internethoaxes #Emailhoaxes #UrbanLegends #Gullibility

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 04:20:00 +0000

I hear you, Paul. There is no shame–and no gratitude. There was this one particular time that I sent a Snopes.com link to a Facebook friend to expose a phony Facebook post she shared. Another of her friends who forwarded that phony post to all her Facebook friends replied that the know-it-alls who check Snopes.com are a bunch of wet blankets who spoil the fun for everyone else. So, what she was saying is that she thought it was fun to be suckered by a hoaxer who was no doubt sitting in front of his computer laughing at her and everyone else who shared his big joke on them. Seriously?

By: Paul Dellinger

Paul Dellinger — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 00:39:00 +0000

Glad to see someone standing up against the phony forwarded messages. Some forwarders I know don’t even realize they’re being scammed. And show no shame when I point it out.

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 18:36:00 +0000

I’m not sure the hoaxers actually live, Lucy. IMHO, they need to get a life.

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 18:33:00 +0000

It’s so annoying to be inundated with those phony messages, Diane. I often wonder what possesses these tricksters to come up with all that trash, They must get a sick satisfaction out of suckering others into believing them.

By: Diane Burton

Diane Burton — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:27:00 +0000

Even worse are the messages that say Big Name Celebrity is dead. Sometimes it’s in a little box off to the right of FB messages. Sometimes on Twitter. A report that the NFL prez was dead went viral yesterday. He isn’t, btw.

By: Lucy Kubash

Lucy Kubash — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:18:00 +0000

I have learned that probably 98% of what we read on the internet is not true or only contains a kernel of truth. I usually don’t forward anything anymore and am choosy about what I share on FB. But the hoaxers live on!