Snopes

[Ranger Butch Force]

So, you log into your Facebook and you see a picture of sharks swimming around near escalators in Kuwait.

Or, you see someone posting a long letter to Facebook about not sharing their information to anyone.

Or, there's a child that will receive a life saving surgery for free if you "like" the page, along with 999 other people.

You see all of that, but is it really true? I'm a huge skeptic so any time I see something like that, I check Snopes.com first.

My question is this, why doesn't anyone do this before they make the decision to pass along bogus information? I will admit, the picture of the sharks was kinda cool, but either way I checked Snopes regarding its authenticity and found out that it was not. I was a little bummed, but it was too good to be true.

I started this thread because checking Snopes is sort of an interest or hobby of mine. I even go on there to read legendary stories that pop up every now and then (like the one where the black man was upgraded to first class on an airplane because a white woman/man did not want to sit next to him) as well as some new stuff going around.

Always remember, if something is too good to be true, it probably is.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/sharktank.asp
http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/privacy.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/100shares.asp