Did you fall for the NSPCC Facebook hoax?
Facebook profile images have mysteriously been changing to cartoon characters. Why? Because this message has been passed around:
“Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same, for the NSPCC. Until Monday (December 6th), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is a campaign to stop violence against children”
Sadly, it’s all a hoax! I fell for it, and I found out that it’s been going around for a while. But this got me thinking: Why are we so easily fooled?
And does it matter anyway if we are gullible?
Update! Find out if you just can’t resist following the crowd in this new post: ‘Do you do just follow the crowd?’
Today’s blog looks at some of the best and worst internet hoaxes and tips on how not to get suckered into an internet scam… Read more