The internet is an interesting place. You can find everything. Seriously. Everything from how quantum physics works to the best sheep shearing techniques, the internet has it all. Want to learn to swim? Internet. Get a job? Internet. Find a cool cafe? Internet. Get a degree? Internet. How did we even live before this? Well, we did, somehow. The truth is that the internet has done a lot of good. Actually, that’s an understatement. It has almost single-handedly perpetuated revolutions (the Arab Spring). As with most things, however, there is a downside.
The good thing, of course, is that everyone has a platform. The bad thing? That everyone has a platform. As engineers would say, the signal to noise ratio is pretty low. For every useful piece of information (signal), there is quite a bit of spam (noise). Today, that is where our focus will be. We are interested not only in the loudest “noise,” but also the most harmful and wrong “noise.” As you can imagine, the internet has no shortage. Whether it is flat earth theory (yes, this is actually a thing) or “Doctors hate him!!” advertisements, the internet is full of noise. These are the 25 Biggest Lies Told On The Internet That People Still Strangely Believe!
That this person did such-and-such, and they are terrible.
You will make a difference by signing that online petition.
Dihydrogen Monoxide is killing us because the government forces us to ingest it.
And everyone who drinks it dies. Guys…it’s water. This social experiment has been around for a while with the stated intention of showing how gullible people are. It involves calling water according to its less familiar name and then stating some of its supposedly “dangerous” properties. People have been falling for this for years.
All your friends have amazing lives.
Yes, facebook makes it seem that way because it’s stuffed with super happy images of your friends with their kids and houses, but it’s not true. Everyone has problems; they just put their best face on the internet. Researchers have actually shown that spending time on facebook can trigger depression precisely because of this
Your intelligence is in the top 5% if you can answer these 4 questions!
Seriously?
Microsoft wants remote access to your computer so that they can remove a virus.
A. That’s not Microsoft
B. They’re not removing viruses
Adware falsified your husbands internet history.
Someone either agrees with you or doesn't.
Thanks to social media, we have all polarized ourselves, and we live in our own “filter bubbles.” We see and hear what we want, and those that don’t agree with us are “bad.” There is no middle ground.
You can charge your phone by microwaving it for 10 seconds.
No, you can’t.
LOL
No, you didn’t. Your facial muscles probably barely twitched.
Your browser's "do not track" prevents websites from tracking you.
No, it only politely requests that they don’t. They have no obligation to comply.
There is a single in your area that wants to talk to you.
ossibly, but you won’t meet them by clicking on that button. You’d probably have a better chance by trying a new hobby or something.
People remember your birthday.
They just check Facebook.
The new iPhone update makes your phone waterproof.
After a fake add appeared on 4chan, some people actually ended up believing this.
