Yes, says Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb.com. "The hoodwinks, urban legends, fairy tales, humorous tall tales, and out-and-out scams that once arrived via our email inboxes have been slowly making their way to the world's largest social network," she writes. "And as before, people are being fooled into reposting because the message always comes from a trusted friend."
Case in point: the claim lately circulating that Facebook will donate $1 to Haiti earthquake relief every time a member repeats it in a status update. Not true, as I discussed in a blog posting two weeks ago.
Perez's advice rings familiar: "Just because the message comes via a trusted friend or family member, that doesn't make it worthy of reposting. Take a minute to think about it, use common sense, run a quick Google search if unsure, and then decide if that story is one to pass on."
It only takes a minute. Your Facebook friends will appreciate it.
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