Wednesday, September 1, 2010

This is How Misinformations Spreads

Ughhhhhh.

So, I'm following along with the twitter hashtag, #discovery. As usual, twitter can be the fastest way to browse through all the online chatter relating to a single event finding tidbits of information. Occasionally, a bit of bad info slips through.

See this tweet (which caught me at first too) from @BreakingNews
A picture posted on Twitter possibly of the suspected #Discovery gunman, re-tweeted widely - http://yfrog.com/2mhdmdj
The picture:

And the picture flew around twitter like wild fire. It had everything that you need to take off: an action shot, mysterious too with the hidden face. You can see a gun. The shot is perfect, almost makes you feel like you peeking through tree leaves to just get a glimpse of him.

What else was hidden from this picture? The canisters that witnesses reported and police confirmed were there. Metallic devices hanging from his neck, on both his back and chest? 

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