Posted on 12/30/2015 2:00:43 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
This page compiles the 25 urban legends that circulated the most widely on the Internet in 2015, as determined by frequency of access, user searches, reader e-mail, and media coverage.
Facebook Privacy Notice
1) FALSE: Posting a legal notice on your Facebook wall will protect your copyright and privacy rights.
Mark Zuckerberg Giveaway Hoax
2) FALSE: Mark Zuckerberg is giving away $4.5 million to Facebook users who share a "thank you" message.
Full of Bull
3) FALSE: Red Bull and other brands of energy drink contain bull semen.
Dead Ringer Singer
4) FALSE: The body of a homeless man found in San Diego was identified as that of Elvis Presley.
Donald Trump "Dumbest" Quote
5) FALSE: Donald Trump said Republicans were "dumbest group of voters" in a 1998 People interview.
Facebook Charges
6) FALSE: Facebook will soon start charging users a monthly fee for using their social network.
Charity Check
7) MIXTURE: A comparison of the salaries of top executives of several large charitable organizations.
Tainted Blood Oranges
8) FALSE: Libyan oranges have been injected with HIV-positive blood and pose a danger of infection.
Papal Declaration
9) FALSE: Pope Francis said belief in God is not necessary to be a good person.
15 Days of Darkness
10) FALSE: NASA confirmed the world will experience 15 straight days of darkness.
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TRUE: by any and every possible measure, obozo is the worst POTUS in he history of the USA, making carter and grant shine like new pennies by comparison.
Some of them sound pretty far fetched. Some of them seem “fake but accurate”, as Dan Rather might say.
It's a couple of leftist retirees and a kitchen table.
9) FALSE: Pope Francis said belief in God is not necessary to be a good person.
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I don’t know why that’s false when he did say that atheists can go to Heaven.
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I don’t agree with #10. We have had almost 8 years of ‘darkness’.
False: Jade Helm. Tinfoil hats yo!
Agree with you there. Beyond me why anyone wastes any time on that site. Try truthorfiction.com. I believes it is still operated by Rich Bueller but I may be wrong.
Global warming
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