Newspapers are cutting their staffs to the bone… and one of the first services to go is the fact checker. Articles move in a viral fashion around the net with loss of sourcing information, and of course, if it is on the net, it must be true. Here are three stories you may have seen recently… that aren’t true:
- Radiation from Fukushima is Killing Off Sea Life in California. Umm, no. Read this. These are just natural cycles with no connection to Japan.
- Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Was Thrown to the Dogs. Umm, no. Read this. It was a satirical article that went viral.
- Crop Circles in California are Caused by Aliens. Umm, no. Read this. It was a marketing stunt.
