Snopes on Twitter

Recently, I was given an assignment to evaluate a case on either Factcheck or Snopes. For me, this assignment was no big deal because I already followed Snopes on Twitter--how convenient. On the Twitter page, Snopes posts random facts and declares whether or not they are true. Over the summer, I found myself rather entertained by this. Unfortunately, Snopes has not made any recent tweets, but nonetheless, there are still plenty tweets to keep one entertained for an hour or so!

A tweet that interested me dates back to July 30, 2012, which was during the Chik-fil-A  same-sex marriage controversy. A few days prior to reading this tweet, I attended a Chik-fil-A for lunch, and it was filled with customers. It is not uncommon for a large amount of people to attend Chik-fil-A, but many of them were talking about the same-sex marriage issue and how they supported the company. Personally, I was not surprised by the comments made, and I did not understand how others were due to the fact Chik-fil-A is clearly a Christian restaurant. It closes on Sundays, so I don't understand how people would be surprised that Chik-fil-A's president made a comment reflecting Christian values. Anyway, shortly after my Chik-fil-A visit, I received a text from a friend showing the following picture. 

Right away, I assumed the picture was photoshopped, but I did find it amusing that I had just visited Chik-fil-A that day.  As I read tweets surrounding the day of my visit to Chik-fil-A, I was also entertained by everyone's views and reactions to the situation. To me, the issue was blown a tad out of proportion, but it still made for a few interesting days on Twitter. My favorite tweet came from Snopes' Twitter page. They tweeted this link http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/chickfila.asp, which led to the image I received a few days ago. How coincidental! Like I thought, the image was fake, but the tweet still amused me.

For anyone who has a Twitter, follow Snopes' Twitter page, and hope they start tweeting again! When they do, it is an easy way to see interesting tweets and discover random facts. Here's the link: https://twitter.com/snopes. Even if a Twitter account is not owned, I highly suggest checking out Snopes website anyway--it's surprising what can be discovered.