The following is not a political statement: it is a “be a responsible adult” statement. If you feel the need to repeat, repost, forward, and/or otherwise pass along a potentially explosive story via social media, it is in fact your responsibility to track said story. This is because if it turns out that the story was in fact BS, you will are more or less obligated, as an aforementioned responsible adult, to issue a personal retraction in the exact same places where you spread the original message. Doing so will not fix things, but hopefully the embarrassment and shame that comes from admitting that you got duped by a fake story will keep you from repeating your doofus behavior the next time you’re at risk.
Thank you.
Moe Lane
*So if you are not currently losing your goram mind, please disregard.