Saturday 25 October 2014

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...

Saturday 27 September 2014

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.

Saturday 30 August 2014

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.

Saturday 16 August 2014

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.

Saturday 2 August 2014

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.

Saturday 26 July 2014

INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED - Overview #2

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




INTERNET RESHARES DEBUNKED
INTERNET MEMES DEBUNKED
CRYPTOZOOLOGY DEBUNKED

INTERNET ETYMOLOGY DEBUNKED

RANDOM TRUTH

INTERNET LISTS DEBUNKED
~ DUG.

Saturday 12 July 2014

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.

Saturday 5 July 2014

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.


Saturday 21 June 2014

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

Friday 13 June 2014

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?

Thursday 12 June 2014

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.

THE FILM RULES

A look at the rules and formulas certain genres follow.

TRUTH IS JUST AS STRANGE AS FICTION

A look at truth and fiction.

THE TV & DVD COMPLETIST

Dealing with my need to own complete sets of DVDs.

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 BOOKS ON...

Book reviews.

SUPER VILLAIN ADVICE

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

SCREEN SCREENER

About films and television.

INTERNET TRUTH DEBUNKED

Debunking falsehoods.
~ DUG.

Saturday 7 June 2014

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.


Saturday 24 May 2014

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?

Saturday 10 May 2014

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?