Published 1/11/10
STOP. Wait. Before you forward that message about “New directory of cell phone numbers” or “Citgo changing its name” or “Congress is going to pass a law….”, read this.
The rule is that if any one of the following are the case, chances are it’s not true:
1. A lot of sentences are in in ALL CAPS.
2. There are a lot of exclamation points.
3. The text is in multiple colors, especially red.
4. It uses large fonts.
5. It has be forwarded many times (FWD: FWD: FWD:) and no one has bothered to verify it.
Got it? What you should be doing is checking Snopes, the Internet’s unofficial legend-debunking site.
Good.
(Want it even easier? Here’s a Snopes search box for ya:
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The Fray
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tommy says:
Greetings,
I am the son of the Crown Prince of Zimbabwe and have fallen into misfortune.