Chalk this up to people either being utterly stupid or simply not aware we have advanced beyond silent movies and Polaroid film.
I have written before about the internet’s ability to spread misinformation and how it seems that we (in mass) accept anything in print to be fact.
Case in point the Obama picture making its way around yesterday (again). Guess which one is real and which one is fake. Better yet, imagine how any 13-year-old with Photoshop can sway thousands of votes (not to mention manipulate people that think they are smart and well-informed).
Of course, this type of stuff doesn’t stop during the election. Seemingly well educated will believe anything on the internet from a Citgo Boycott to Bill Gates giving away millions of dollars. Oh well, here is this weeks Hocus Focus!
Let’s see. Phone Upside down. 3:00am clock in the background.
The real, but not terribly exciting, photo. Maybe if I publish at 3:00am that will help.


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