In the days of yore back before Facebook and various other off-shoots of misinformation continuously reposted on the internet

People relied on rumors and half-truths to keep their friends engaged and upset

People used to swear by these rumors and keep them afloat even though they were all fake

An example of the ridiculous claims that hung around for years is that of the K-Mart snake

It seems that some unidentified person bought an area throw rug from the local K-Mart. When he unrolled it, a snake hidden in the rolls bit him and the man died

This was true because the story-teller knew a lady whose third cousin had a friend whose uncle knew a relative of the victim on his mother’s side

Misinformation has always provided a fascination to the ignorant and bored

Everyone loves a good rumor. The gossip seems harmless or so they say but scream it loud enough and that gossip becomes a matter of record

With the addition of the internet rumors, gossip, and other forms of slander can travel at light speed to the uniformed believer

Jumping on a juicy story, the rumor takes on a life of its own as it travels through the airwaves when originally conceived by a lying unhappy keyboard deceiver

The spread of misinformation today is easy. One little scare can set off a panicked herd mentality

Remember when a Chinese diner eating bat soup became sickened and wound up a fatality

Within weeks self-appointed experts had all locked down, everyone social distancing, and wearing masks

“Don’t question science,” stated the experts. “We’ll condemn anyone who asks

“The border is under control. “ So stated the White House as 8 million migrants streamed through

“Everything is under control,” stated all the media newscasts while the caravan of videotaped illegals passed in review

Misinformation is dished out daily to the citizens knowing full well the American public will ignore the crisis until a third world person is the front yard barbecuing their dog

Russian Collusion was real. Dateline August 22, 2020, the collusion did help Trump win in 2016 according to Think a NBC news blog

This was touted as gospel until the slow moving Mueller Report was released calling the accusations fabricated

Printed, run, accused, proclaimed, touted as true was a lie made up by the opposition that was never validated

Misinformation today is spread by sniveling little cowards masquerading as journalists, newscasters, and press secretaries, with headlines printed in partisan sass

So without further proof just assume everything is a lie until proven otherwise. Now one does doesn’t have to wait for the K-Mart snake to bite them on their ass