How false information spreads like wildfire

[SImoHayha]

So you know that giant controversy online about Starbucks?  Well it caught my psychology teacher's attention and she made a 5 minute PowerPoint proving on how information has to be constantly checked and thoroughly researched before well assuming said information is true

 

So if you didn't know apparently, there had been rumors that Starbucks is anti-Christian and hating on Christ in general because of this incident. The winter themed coffee cups, instead of having trees and other things, its simply a very nice shade of red with the Starbucks logo in the middle.

 

Which if you thoroughly look and research they aren't these are baseless rumors by someone named Joshsua Feuerstien who is apparently “an American evangelist, Internet, and social media personality”.  In a video ( i'll link below ) Said that they oppose the right to carry arms in their shops ( Which they don't at all ) and to take away Christ and Christmas, because they took away the symbols on the cups. He also says they can't say Merry Christmas, Which isn't true at all my teacher asked and they said " Yea we can say that " Heck shes even got a red cup her self and is Christian

 

https://www.facebook.com/joshua.feuerstein.5/videos/689569711145714/

 

Now this set in turn a wildfire of new news of many new websites talking about it. However usually nothing about Christians actually hating on Starbucks which Christians really didn't care to be honest, my teacher asked her christian friends on Facebook and asked them " Do you hear complaining about other people complaining or Christians complaining about the cup ? " Everyone said they heard more of people complaining of other people complaining about the whole ordeal, except one person which said they " Simply said they didn't like the cup because of how bland it was "

 

This also shows that their is lacking evidence as well of the connection between Christ and the Anti-Christianity Claims. Nothing in anything of the articles I could find or even by my Teacher showed what Joshsua Feuerstien was correct about any of the things he said at all. Not to mention most of the cups didn't even have anything related to Christianity at all simply winter themed ( Trees, Reindeer, Snowmen etc. )

 

Tl;DR  : Essentially make sure to research on what you say is true or going on, as much information could be false and simply be a very elaborate prank.

 

 

 

[AresKrieger]

90% of claims are false, and 95% of statistics are made up 

[Aytex]

have you ever head of CX

and all the bullshit it flows around the fourms

[Chasem121]

Kinda like how the old "You eat 6 spiders a year in your sleep" was a fact made up to show how false information spread on the internet

[Yoinkerman]

they have an evil pagan mercreature as the logo clearly they are infidels

[Virtual01]

"The 960 can't use all 4GB of VRAM"

 

Don't worry, this media explosion is surely just a way to mask something much more sinister that people should actually care about. Probably some politically based shittery.

[Paytend01]

I hate joshua feurtstein (or however you spell it) not because he is a christian and i am an atheist, because is a bigot. This man does not know what he is talking about... at all...

[comicsansms]

The internet is full of some stupid ignorant people (90% of the internet is shit posts and false information)

[reapersivan]

"I thought dogs laid eggs"

[Philcat101]

So you know that giant controversy online about Starbucks?  Well it caught my psychology teacher's attention and she made a 5 minute PowerPoint proving on how information has to be constantly checked and thoroughly researched before well assuming said information is true

 

So if you didn't know apparently, there had been rumors that Starbucks is anti-Christian and hating on Christ in general because of this incident. The winter themed coffee cups, instead of having trees and other things, its simply a very nice shade of red with the Starbucks logo in the middle.

 

Which if you thoroughly look and research they aren't these are baseless rumors by someone named Joshsua Feuerstien who is apparently “an American evangelist, Internet, and social media personality”.  In a video ( i'll link below ) Said that they oppose the right to carry arms in their shops ( Which they don't at all ) and to take away Christ and Christmas, because they took away the symbols on the cups. He also says they can't say Merry Christmas, Which isn't true at all my teacher asked and they said " Yea we can say that " Heck shes even got a red cup her self and is Christian

 

https://www.facebook.com/joshua.feuerstein.5/videos/689569711145714/

 

Now this set in turn a wildfire of new news of many new websites talking about it. However usually nothing about Christians actually hating on Starbucks which Christians really didn't care to be honest, my teacher asked her christian friends on Facebook and asked them " Do you hear complaining about other people complaining or Christians complaining about the cup ? " Everyone said they heard more of people complaining of other people complaining about the whole ordeal, except one person which said they " Simply said they didn't like the cup because of how bland it was "

 

This also shows that their is lacking evidence as well of the connection between Christ and the Anti-Christianity Claims. Nothing in anything of the articles I could find or even by my Teacher showed what Joshsua Feuerstien was correct about any of the things he said at all. Not to mention most of the cups didn't even have anything related to Christianity at all simply winter themed ( Trees, Reindeer, Snowmen etc. )

 

Tl;DR  : Essentially make sure to research on what you say is true or going on, as much information could be false and simply be a very elaborate prank.

 

 

 

What the heck?

People call removing Christmas symbols and a simple, more modern design anti-christ?

I am a Christian, and I don't think Starbucks is at any fault whatsoever.

[Syntaxvgm]

Kinda like how the old "You eat 6 spiders a year in your sleep" was a fact made up to show how false information spread on the internet

cause a thing could crawl in my mouth, all over my tounge, and my uvula, and not triggering my pharyngeal reflex which would wake me up

[d3sl91]

Starbucks' social media team is all like "thanks for doing our job for us!"

 

[AresKrieger]

"The 960 can't use all 4GB of VRAM"

 

Don't worry, this media explosion is surely just a way to mask something much more sinister that people should actually care about. Probably some politically based shittery.

Soylent Green is people, though seriously more likely it is something along the lines of secret police, wouldn't put it past the government, just look at the crap the FBI pulled over the years or the Cuban terrorism plot, or project MK ultra for examples

[TheKDub]

Just as more proof, I'm a christian, and I honestly couldn't give a shit about what colour the cups are.

 

Though I also don't drink coffee or go to starbucks either, so.. (Though if I did, I'd go to timmies)

[Aytex]

Just as more proof, I'm a christian,

me too, i dont even drink starbucks :3

[d3sl91]

Just as more proof, I'm a christian, and I honestly couldn't give a shit about what colour the cups are.

 

Though I also don't drink coffee or go to starbucks either, so.. (Though if I did, I'd go to timmies)

 

I just am saddened that Starbucks' cup color is such a big deal. I'm saddened that decisions that the coffee equivalent of McDonald's makes are always such a big deal. 

 

Pretty sure there are more important things. 

[SteveGrabowski0]

This kind of shit has been happening ever since that fat fuck Jerry Falwell started crying about the war on Christmas and convinced evangelicals that they're being prosecuted in the US. It's too bad he's not still alive to see that fat piece of shit throw fits about gay marriage being legal now in the US.

[babadoctor]

viruses also spread like wildfire

and chain mail

IT ALL SPREADS

[babadoctor]

This kind of shit has been happening ever since that fat fuck Jerry Falwell started crying about the war on Christmas and convinced evangelicals that they're being prosecuted in the US. It's too bad he's not still alive to see that fat piece of shit throw fits about gay marriage being legal now in the US.

evangelion?

[_ASSASSIN_]

Just as more proof, I'm a christian, and I honestly couldn't give a shit about what colour the cups are.

 

Though I also don't drink coffee or go to starbucks either, so.. (Though if I did, I'd go to timmies)

as an anti-abortion, pro-guncontrol, neonazi-liberal-lesbian rabbi; I too don't care about the color of the cups.

[stconquest]

No offense, but...

 

Did everyone miss this?:

 

A magic man in the sky impregnated a woman and she bore a demi-god<<< this is "Christmas".  All the talk about misinformation and we miss this?!?  :lol:

 

Sorry, I felt it was relevant.  ... and yes I was born into a christian family, a big one.

[KE2012]

have you ever head of CX

and all the bullshit it flows around the fourms

 

Sorry, having just had my computer wiped out from such PSU last week I have to concur with all those that hate a CX PSU.

 

 

But back on topic, people love gossip, and often false news is more interesting than the truth, so ofcourse it spreads like wild fire!

[Guest]

I got false info that almost EVERY ONE ON THIS FORUM (AND THE NEXT) are all spreading:

Anti-Static bags are only static on the inside.

A. Anti-Static bags are literally less conductive than human skin IN ALL AREAS OF THE BAG.

B. I have built tens of thousands of computers on Anti-Staic bags (not just the Mobo box) and NONE of them have died due to that reason.

[Aytex]

Sorry, having just had my computer wiped out from such PSU last week I have to concur with all those that hate a CX PSU.

 

 

But back on topic, people love gossip, and often false news is more interesting than the truth, so ofcourse it spreads like wild fire!

its your fault for not researching a psu b4 buying

[Sauron]

what? since when the tree is a Christian symbol?