From another site, extract:

Who would do such a thing? The same sort of people who have perpetuated some of the top urban legends such as the claim that Mr. Rogers had a former secret career as a trained assassin, and that ATM users can quickly contact police in the event of an attempted robbery by entering their PIN in reverse. The cyberspace is full of lies disguised as inspiration, political alerts, health warnings, and prayers. Many come complete with enhanced photographs. The ones that are especially ironic are those that state, “Even Snopes has confirmed this,” along with a link to Snopes that attributes it as false. People who forward such emails, obviously do not check the link themselves. (source: To Forward or Not to Forward? By Patti Maguire Armstrong catholicmom.com)



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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Advice for Journalists : Don't forward all freaky news you get...

 Advice for Journalists
If you're a journalist, and you're not sure whether a funny story you read about a Muslim is news-worthy,  copy the text of the story and remove all references to Islam, Muslims, and Saudi Arabia- and then read it again.  Now, ask yourself a few questions:
  1. Can the story be verified?
  2. Is the content genuinely interesting, significant, or relevant to your readership?
  3. Was a real person willing to put their name on this? Is there an original, reliable source or byline?
  4. Could the text of this email be mistaken for a chain letter?
  5. If you published this religion-free version, would your editor call you an idiot with no news sense?  continue reading : How Mars Became Haram: A Guide to Freaky Fatwa News
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