Am I the only getting tired of people running hoaxes on purpose just to see how many people will bite on it?
The fact some of these get covered by major tech blogs only makes it harder for people to get legit news on stuff they care about.
The fact some of these get covered by major tech blogs only makes it harder for people to get legit news on stuff they care about.
Blogs get paid by the click, not the accuracy. If they can get you to click on the rumor, then click again on the correction, they are ahead 2 clicks that they wouldn't have had if they fact checked in the first place.