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8. Your post is fake

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:49 PM

Jun 16

That picture is from 1987. I'm not sure where the paragraph came from but its similar to news articles about a 1987 march on the bridge. I SO SO SO SO hate social media. Everything is fake, AI, or misleading. We have to stop reposting this crap.

Link to article about the 1987 pic:
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2012/05/27/golden-gate-bridges-75th-anniversary-comes-with-legacy-of-dreams-hope-despair/

ETA: I'm kinda pissed about this because last night people were posting things about Boston using pictures from April. If you are going to repost from social media you really need to do your homework. Unless you are deliberately spreading false information.

I'm not sure why we don't have an "alert" category for false information.

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"No Kings" worked brilliantly. [View all] Kid Berwyn Jun 16 OP

It's encouraging to see that one of the bedrock American principles is alive as well. We don't have a king. Walleye Jun 16 #1

FAKE PHOTO PEOPLE: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Bay Area agrees! Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #6

Your post is fake pimpbot Jun 16 #8

No fuck? Really? Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #10

No problem! pimpbot Jun 16 #11

It's OK I didn't see it and wouldn't have believed it anyway we would've seen it for more than one source Walleye Jun 16 #16

Thanks, Walleye. It gets old, feeling shame. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #18

Not to worry, we all get taken in by fake pictures sometimes. Shame is a good thing but a killer. Walleye Jun 16 #19

Existential Threats should be enough on their own, but I agree on the premise! Moostache Jun 16 #2

Agree totally. Better messaging needed. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #7

To me it implies we need to dumb down our messaging to short impactful bits bucolic_frolic Jun 16 #3

Want to see someone's eyes glaze over? Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #12

Oh God, yes! Please! Scrivener7 Jun 16 #28

"No Kings" was perfect blubunyip Jun 16 #4

Hands Off! No Kings! Straight to the point. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #13

Nextdoor and sub-Reddit for my town Johnny2X2X Jun 16 #5

We got to do person-to-person. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #14

Yeeees malaise Jun 16 #9

Headlines should read: "Largest Mass Protest in U.S. History" Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #15

This guy from Ohio sums it up Blue Full Moon Jun 16 #17

They'll grow in size, too. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #23

Recommended! H2O Man Jun 16 #20

That is good news! We also got the M.I.C. with us. Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #24

Let's keep doing it!! Bluesaph Jun 16 #21

Ab-so-lute-ly! Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #25

Just a question about your OP picture. marked50 Jun 16 #22

Why, yes! Thank you for noticing! Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #26

Thanks for the confirmation. marked50 Jun 16 #29

And besides, it was fun as hell! Scrivener7 Jun 16 #27

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