I just don’t understand the sheep mentality of Facebook. I’ve found that the most intelligent people forget the basic rules of the internet when dealing with statuses and claims made on facebook – don’t believe everything you read! The amount of people who copy and paste everything fed to them on the facebook platform astounds me. They do so without question (or any real reason) believing entire statements no matter how ludicrous the sound.
Because it’s a social network, Facebook is the perfect platform for spreading false rumours – about people you know, celebrities, and paedophile perverts who want to befriend you because you have a cartoon picture . . .
Scams and hoaxes perform extremely well on facebook because it seems that it’s compulsory to switch your brain off before logging into the site.
I mean seriously, take a look at what we’ve put up with so far:-
You will Nvr Txt Again After Seeing This! (Scientific Article)
OH MY GOD!…Justin BIEBER hits Girl for NO Reason!
This American GUY must be Stoned to Death for doing this to a GIRL
These are just silly links using eyecatching titles to bait the user into clicking. Once you click, you are hit with a load of surveys – nothing exciting to see hear at all!
Some of you will probably have seen this one:-
Christmas Tree App Virus Hoax
WARNING!!!!!!…..If you are using the Christmas tree app. please be advised it will crash your computer. Geek squad says its one of the WORST trojan viruses there is and it is spreading quickly. Re-postand let your friends know!
But guess what – Geek Squad ( who apparently say it’s one of the worst viruses out there) have absolutely nothing on their website about it. Yeah, you got it.. it’s a hoax!
And then there’s all the paedophile hoaxes.. here’s two of the most recent ones.
Next Baby Competition on Facebook run by Pedophiles?
Police have advised ALL PARENTS, Please dont enter your baby into the NEXT Baby competition on facebook or any other networking site. It has nothing to do with NEXT it has been set up by a peodophile ring!! please copy and paste! It aint a joke or a random broadcast
and
Facebook Profile Pics Being Changed to Cartoons
ATTENTION! Just reported that the group that started the post about changing your profile picture to a cartoon character is actually a pedophiles group that is doing this because its easier to get accepted friend requests! Please re-post.
Come on, seriously? Do people honestly believe that having a cartoon character as your profile pic is going to make it easier for a friend request to be accepted? Look deep inside, open your mind.. think!
Or do everyone a favour and share these stupid things via the message system and give those of us who have brains a break from the constant rumours and hoaxes.
Thank you for listening 
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