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ParisLemon: Boy Cries Wolf on FriendFeed. Angry Mob Grab Pitchforks.

  • Jonathan · 1 year ago
    Well said.
  • Mark Dykeman · 1 year ago
    M.G., I remember seeing that FriendFeed post, but didn't give much thought to it at that time.


    I guess that guy will have to invest some time in building a new online identity. Or else admit that Uncle Ben's death was his fault. Well, you know what I mean.
  • Anonymous · 1 year ago
    I think the moral of the story is "train your BS detector" since there will always be BS on the I Internet, but it will only affect you until your detector hits a certain critical (no pun intended) threshold.
  • i'm blackout · 1 year ago
    Wikipedia is the same way... don't trust it for cutting edge stuff.
  • MG Siegler · 1 year ago
    @jonathan - thx.


    @mark - ha ha, yes.



    @anon - yeah true, just another thing to worry about...



    @blackout - yeah but others on wikipedia correct this quickly, this false rumor stays up.
  • Adam_Y · 1 year ago
    Social Media Experiment? It's the lamest excuse possible. How long before someone charged with murder tries to pull it off as a defence?


    Truth is, that news of any sort always needs verifying, else it is just speculation and rumour.