I finally checked the source on that 'lost city' photo everyone was sharing

It was a choice between just liking the post or actually looking it up. I spent about 20 minutes on reverse image search and found it was a digital art piece from 2018, not a real archaeological find. Anyone else get tired of having to be the fact-checker for their family group chat?

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harperr822mo ago

My cousin sent me that exact picture last week. I told him it was fake art and he just replied with a laughing emoji. Now my aunt is asking if we can visit the "underwater pyramids" on our next vacation. I have to send the same Snopes link every few months for different photos. It feels like playing whack-a-mole with bad info.

paige1661d ago

My aunt does the same thing with the whole Atlantis thing. Every time some new "theory" video drops on YouTube she sends it to the family chat like it's breaking news. I've debunked three different "sunken city" photos this year alone and she just keeps saying "but you can't prove it's not real" as if Snopes and Google Earth combined aren't good enough. Meanwhile my uncle shares a new miracle cure every other day and gets mad when I send links from actual medical sites. The funniest part is they all ignore the facts but still ask me why I "don't trust anything online" anymore.

wren2302mo ago

Ugh, that sounds so frustrating. You do all that work to find the truth and people just ignore it. It must feel like talking to a wall sometimes.

colescott2mo ago

What's the worst one you've had to debunk that just would not die no matter how many times you sent proof?