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False rumor of Colston ACL Injury circulating


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And thank you Twitter! False tweet from a fake Adam Schefter twitter account then quickly circulated by 3-4 Fantasy Football sites.

 

Could a mod delete or change title to read - False rumor please!

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And thank you Twitter! False tweet from a fake Adam Schefter twitter account then quickly circulated by 3-4 Fantasy Football sites.

 

Could a mod delete or change title to read - False rumor please!

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Its not just twitter, its the bloggers, the internet in general the using one very untrusted source as another source. Twitter has just pushed it to a new high.

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And thank you Twitter! False tweet from a fake Adam Schefter twitter account then quickly circulated by 3-4 Fantasy Football sites.

 

Could a mod delete or change title to read - False rumor please!

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I wonder if the guy that started the rumor was able to trade for Colston before it was caught as false

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Or maybe it's the fact that people are following the fake Adam Schefter.

 

 

Possibly. Maybe its the people who believe everything they read/hear without checking for a CREDIBLE source.

 

further explanation of my view

Twitter and internet blogging has allowed people to put on the air or being somebody they are not, but using a name (like Schefter) or a having a website with lots of "news". Before this era you had to either get on TV, radio or newsprint to be even heard by more than your local circle.

 

I'm not blaming these new things, just saying their abuse, and the willingness by many simpletons to believe it all are a huge contributor to the spread of misinformation.

 

Even with credible news source the speed with which news travels now allows a rumor started by one person (even the real Adam Schefter) spread by many others (solely based on the rumor without checking any facts). Like the celebrity (forget who it was) that was recently said to be dead on Wikipedia and that spread like wild fire before it could be stopped.

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