Today's Wow

"They" have been talking about it for a while, but we're there now - we don't have to wait - it's all but a dead solid certainty that we'll see some deep fake shit going mainstream very soon.

This has been debunked: https://youtu.be/voC0CcwDNUM

Today's Debunkment

Snopes:

A friend posted it on Facebook, but now I can't find the original graphic.

Here're a couple I dug up:

Hey, Facebookers

Remember when we weren't all so fuckin' stoopid we couldn't recognize a hoax when we saw one?

Click like if you remember. 

Oops.  So, OK - we've been falling for this shit for a long time.  But hey - click Share if you agree we could be just a tad more diligent about keeping our heads out of our asses.

Science, Bitch

This just in -

LONDON (AP) — DNA testing is taking a bite out of the Bigfoot legend. After scientists analyzed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythical beasts like the Himalayan Yeti, they found all of them came from more mundane creatures like bears, wolves, cows and raccoons.

In 2012, researchers at Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology issued an open call asking museums, scientists and Bigfoot aficionados to share any samples they thought were from the legendary ape-like creatures.
"I thought there was about a 5 percent chance of finding a sample from a Neanderthal or (a Yeti)," said Bryan Sykes of Oxford University, who led the research, the first peer-reviewed study of Bigfoot, Yeti and other "anomalous primates." The study was published online Wednesday in the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Sykes and colleagues tested 36 hair samples from Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia and the U.S. using DNA sequencing and all of them matched DNA from known animals. Most were from bears, but there were also hairs from a Malaysian tapir, horses, porcupine, deer, sheep, and a human.

While Sykes said they didn't find any proof of Bigfoot-related creatures, he acknowledged their paper doesn't prove they don't exist.

That last bit - "he acknowledged their paper doesn't prove they don't exist" is an important thingie.  While it's likely that these bigfoot critters don't exist, nobody worth listening to is trying to disprove anything.  The point of the exercise is to test whatever "evidence" is presented simply to find out if that evidence supports the hypothesis or not.

The other thing to remember is that even tho' there's real proof that these hair samples are confirmed not bigfoot, I'm betting this disappointment doesn't portend the demise of the Bigfoot Industrial Complex.

There's a True Believer born every minute.

Beware The 9th Of July

Per snopes.com, this is a real thing and you should prob'ly check it out.

via Better Business Bureau's website:

Scammers in Estonia infected computers worldwide with malware that turned off virus updates and redirected consumers to fraudulent websites. When the FBI busted the scam ring last November, they set up clean servers to replace the ones running the scam. Victims have been redirected to those new servers ever since, usually without any knowledge they’d been infected in the first place.

While this appears legit, there's always that chance it's a good enough hoax to fool everybody.  But what I find truly delicious is that there's probably a whole big bunch of rubes out there who'll believe this is some kind of nefarious attempt on the part of Obama and Eric Holder to spy on the 'Merikun people.

I'm seriously considering planting the seeds on facebook (eg) that "consevatives" should avoid this at all costs, especially if they own any guns, or have ever searched for anything online concerning weapons, ammo, or anything that could be construed as survival gear, etc, etc.  And if they've visited any websites the gubmint might consider rightwing, whoa boy - better not go near this thing.

Could be loads of, but I'm likely too late for all that - what're you willing to bet that some wingnut's already put out the alarm?  Be afraid, Conservative Pussies - be very afraid.