tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136242079097981599.post6661747824868855150..comments2023-11-09T13:19:26.329-05:00Comments on Kokoba: Skeptical Saturday: Trump's Bogus Murder Rate Statistics Your Aunt Has Probably Also Shared on FacebookKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687248923547966231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136242079097981599.post-9971045744464699212016-09-25T09:53:55.012-04:002016-09-25T09:53:55.012-04:00The date on this Tweet is 2015, so maybe me seeing...The date on this Tweet is 2015, so maybe me seeing other people post it before then is a fever dream (or maybe I saw some other bogus "statistic" about murder rates) but god DAMN we need to start teaching people how to use the Internet. Or, idk, make sure the default page everyone follows on Facebook etc. is like Snopes and FactCheck.org.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687248923547966231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136242079097981599.post-16606867463218370152016-09-25T08:42:25.488-04:002016-09-25T08:42:25.488-04:00Thank you for sharing this (sharing the debunking ...Thank you for sharing this (sharing the debunking of it, rather!). I've seen this so many times on Facebook and Twitter, it's mind-boggling. At this point, do we even CARE that Donald Trump is making shit up? He could tweet something like "40% of all Americans are killed every year by giant city-destroying prehistoric monsters, and 97% of giant city-destroying prehistoric monsters from the depths of the ocean are Mexicans" and people would retweet it like #BuildTheWall!!! The lack of any kind of reality in this election is so disheartening.Meghan Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538766287288665394noreply@blogger.com