INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED - Surprising Book Facts

The internet is full of lies and lists.  And lists of lies.

A pretty infographic showing with statistics to remind you how society is just getting stupider will always get a lot of reshares.  Maybe people are getting stupider, because they accept statistics on pretty infographics as true...

DID YOU KNOW DEBUNKED - No Animals Harmed

Did you know the internet is full of lies?

Every SAG (Screen Actors Guild) production filmed in the US is required to give American Humane Association representatives full on-set access.  Based on what they find they give a variety of "No animals were harmed" ratings.

INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED - Clean Eating (Don'ts)

The internet is full of lies and lists.  And lists of lies.

Health and weight-loss is a lot more complex than a group of simple one-size fits all rules, no matter how appealing that seem.  Especially when some of those rules were invented to sell books, diet plans or food products.  Check here for the do list.

INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED - Marvel vs DC

The internet is full of lies.  Some are funny because they're not true.

An internet list of how DC is socially better than Marvel at the moment on screen and in comics has been release.  Some of it is true, most of it false.  Both DC and Marvel are ahead of each other on some things, behind on others.

LIST ITEMS DEBUNKED - Oblivion isn't based on a Graphic Novel

The internet is full of lies and lists.  And lists of lies.

Claim:  The 2013 movie Oblivion was based on a unmade comic book.

INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED - Overview #2

The internet is full of lies. Here are some truths.

INTERNET RESHARES DEBUNKED

• Wounded Lesbian.

INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED

• Yoda vs The Doctor.
• The Teletubbie Baby:  Then & Now.
• The Karate Kid is Mr Miyagi's Age.

CRYPTOZOOLOGY DEBUNKED

• Giant Horseshoe Crab.

INTERNET ETYMOLOGY DEBUNKED

• Slang.

RANDOM TRUTH

• 10 Fact Checking Sources.

INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED

• Clean Eating (Dos)

~ DUG.

INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED - Clean Eating (Dos)

The internet is full of lies and lists.  And lists of lies.

Health and weight-loss is a lot more complex than a group of simple one-size fits all rules, no matter how appealing that seem.  Especially when some of those rules were invented to sell books, diet plans or food products.  Click here for the don't list.

RANDOM TRUTH - 10 Fact Checking Sources

The internet is full of lies.  Here are places to help find the truth.

No site is 100% but the following sites show their research and sources, as opposed to say a random reshare or web claim.  I don't recommend relying solely on these sites for accurate information, but they are a good start.

INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED - Karate Kid is Mr Miyagi's Age

The internet is full of lies.  Some are funny because they're not true.

In 2013, the original Karate Kid turned the as the same age as Mr Miyagi in the original film (and doesn't that make you feel old).  True, to a point, but it's a bit of an optical illusion

INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED - The Teletubbie Baby: Then & Now

The internet is full of lies.  Some are funny because they're not true.

Does it make you feel old that Jessica Smith was the baby from Teletubbies even if she was living in American not England and probably 12 years old and not a baby at the time?

MY OTHER BLOGS - Poll

The internet is full of lies. Here are some blogs that may or may not contain truth.

The following is a list of my blogs and your chance to rank them best to worst.

TOP X TOPICS

Looking at online lists.

• TOP TEN TOP X LISTS:  A look at the 10 best lists on a topic and the top 10 created from them.
• OVERTHINKING THE EVIL OVERLORD LIST:  A satirical look at the already satirical "If I Where an Evil Overlord" List.  [Now part of Super Villain Advice]
• RANDOM TOP X:  Random List stuff.
• TOP X THINGS YOU PROBABLY KNEW ABOUT: Challenging "Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About..." lists.
• TOP X LISTS DEBUNKED:  A look at lists of facts and trivia to see how much fact they contain.  [Now part of Internet Truth Debunked]

THE FILM RULES

A look at the rules and formulas certain genres follow.

• RANDOM RULES:  Random Rules stuff.
• THE SLASHER FILM RULES:  Testing the rules followed by Slasher/Horror films.
• ROM COM RULES:   Testing the rules followed by Romantic Comedy films.
• LESBIAN ROMANCES:  Testing the rules followed by Lesbian Romance films.

TRUTH IS JUST AS STRANGE AS FICTION

A look at truth and fiction.

• REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAINS:  Real people who may actually be Super Villains.  [Now part of Super Villain Advice]
• RANDOM TRUTH:  Random "True" stuff.
• CUE THE HORROR THEME MUSIC:  Real events that seem like the set up of horror films.
• WHY ISN'T THIS A FILM:  Real life people and events that should be films.  [Now part of SCREEN SCREENER]
• SIMPSONS DID IT:  Things that happened on The Simpsons that then occurred in real life.
• PRINT THE LEGEND:  The truth behind commonly believed stories.  [Now part of INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED]

THE TV & DVD COMPLETIST

Dealing with my need to own complete sets of DVDs.

• BREAKING THE COMPLETIST:  Things I don't want to own, but leave my set incomplete.
• THE EXTRAS COMPLETIST:  Short films and mini-episodes for a variety of series.
• THE INCOMPLETIST:  Things I want to own on DVD but can't get.
• THE COMPLETIST RANT:  Complaints about things to do with DVD collecting.
• THE COMPLETIST'S GUIDE:  Listing the order for series.  [Now part of SCREEN SCREENER]

UNMADE SF

Proposed, unproduced or incomplete Science Fiction films and series.

STEPPING ON POINT

Helping find places to start comics and some of the codes that comic companies and fans use.

• THE COMIC CODE: Deciphering comic jargon.
• COMIC ISSUES:  Recommended collections as starting points.
• FIRST ISSUES:  Upcoming first issues and stepping on points.
• UNIVERSES:  Explaining some of comic book's shared universes.

THE BOOKS ON...

Book reviews.

• THE BOOKS ON MY SHELF:  General books.
• THE BOOKS ON FILM:  Books about films and the making of...
• THE BOOKS ON MY  BOOKLIST:  Books I studies at university.
• THE BOOKS ON TELEVISION:  Books about television and the making of...
• THE BOOKS ON MY DEVICE:  Books on my tablet or phone.
• THE BOOKS ON LOAN:  Books I've borrowed from someone.

SUPER VILLAIN ADVICE

Advice for Super Villains or Super Advice for Villains.  Not sure which.

• ASK A SUPER VILLAIN:  Advice column.
• EVIL OVERLORD LIST REDUX:  A satirical look at the already satirical "If I Where an Evil Overlord" List.  [Continuing from TOP X TOPICS]
• REAL LIFE SUPER VILLAIN:  Real people who may actually be Super Villains.   [Continuing from TRUTH IS AS STRANGE AS FICTION]
• SUPER VILLAIN POV:  A look at books, comics and film about the villain.
• SUPER VILLAIN CLASSIFIEDS:  Classified ads for Super Villains, Henchmen and Super Heroes.

SCREEN SCREENER

About films and television.

• COMPLETING FILMS SHOWDOWN:  Two films released close together.  Which is better?
• WHY ISN'T THIS ON SCREEN:  Real life people and events that should be films.  [Continuing from TRUTH IS AS STRANGE AS FICTION]
• THE SCREENER'S GUIDE:  Listing the order for series.  [Continuing from THE TV & DVD COMPLETIST]
• SHORT FILM SCREENER:  10 Short films available online.

INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED

Debunking falsehoods.

• INTERNET RESHARES DEBUNKED:  Things reshared proven fake.
• INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED:  Making fun of fun.
• CRYPTOZOOLOGY DEBUNKED:  A look a fake pictures of fake creatures.

Please do the survey and rank the blogs.

~ DUG.

INTERNET ETYMOLOGY DEBUNKED - Slang

The internet is full of lies.  Lies like fake origins for words.

Some say that "slang" is a portmanteau of "s(hortened)-lang(uage)".  It is not.

CRYPTOZOOLOGY DEBUNKED - Giant Horseshoe Crab.

The internet is full of lies.  Lies and weird creatures.

Giant horseshoe crab washes up on a beach, photographed with a kid.  Or did it?  Is it really a feakishly huge horseshoe crab?  Or a feakishly small kid?  Or... something... else?

INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED - Yoda vs The Doctor

The internet is full of lies.  Some are funny because they're not true.


In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda famously said:

"When 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not."

But what happens when it turns out The Doctor from Doctor Who is young, handsome and over 900?

INTERNET RESHARES DEBUNKED - Wounded Lesbian

The internet is full of lies.  Why reshare the lies?

INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED - Overview #1

The internet is full of lies. Here are some truths.

INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED

TOP X LISTS DEBUNKED

• Gini Dietrich's Top 12 Grammar Mistakes that Nearly Everyone Makes.
• UKTV Gold's Top 10 Stupidest UK Laws.
• Debunked Mental Floss's The Dirty Etymology of 9 Everyday Words.
• UKTV Gold's Top 10 Stupidest International Laws.
• Margarite Nathe's Five Usage Pitfalls.

LEGENDS DEBUNKED

PRINT THE LEGEND

• Jeanne de Clisson "The Lioness of Brittany"
• The Man Who Inspired the Lone Ranger.
• John Smith & Pocahontas.

~ DUG.