Sunday, October 30, 2016

When Does Time Fall Back 2016

 It's fall back time again!  NOVEMBER 6th, 2016

THIS SUNDAY...DON'T FORGET!!


I bought an automatic clock so I never have to worry about the time changes for my kitchen and I bought another bedside clock that charges my cell phone and my ipad!


What's new in clock technology? Some clocks set themselves...how easy is that? Never worry about forgetting to set the time.
Click this link to see a whole assortment of clocks, watches and more!
Automatic Clocks Galore!



Why do we use Daylight Savings Time? Why does Time Spring forward and Fall back? Here is an interesting read...

New Zealander George Hudson proposed the idea of daylight saving in 1895. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary organized the first nationwide implementation, starting on April 30, 1916. Many countries have used it at various times since then, particularly since the energy crisis of the 1970s...to learn more check this out wikipedia.org-Daylight savings time



Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The Prank Generator Site, React365 Wreaks Havoc.


 A site named REACT365 is a prank generator
website or app (not to be confused with React 365 Inc., an environmental corporation), where people can enter general data and the site automatically generates post-ready content for social media.

This site, react365 claim it's intended to be entertainment, however I personally, find it totally misleading and dangerous. It actually encourages people to lie by spreading false "news reports".

Apparently this new trend has grown in popularity, for example a graph found at www.pranks.trendolizer.com alleges that the number of Likes are on the
rise at a very rapid pace. That's disturbing!

It's very common for people to quickly click share and react to any given post on social media without even reading the entire article. With all the fake news, fabrications and lies circulating the globe, do we really need an app to generate more false information?

Here is an actual story shown as an example (below) how this site is causing major problems as reported at www.dcourier.com.


PRESCOTT VALLEY – Rumors of misconduct that led to an arrest at Bradshaw Mountain High School yesterday has been deemed to be nothing more than an Internet prank, according to Humboldt Unified School District Superintendent Dan Streeter.

An Internet website, React 365, which touts itself as a prank entertainment website where people can post fake news to “prank” their friends, apparently included a false report at the high school that was then circulated to some concerned parents. The report alleged an arrest.
Prescott Valley Public Information Officer Jerry Ferguson checked into the reported rumor, and stated there was no such arrest at the high school on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21.
Streeter, too, investigated, and found the rumor to be false.


Most recently I have found this article (left) circulating on my facebook newsfeed, claiming there is an AIDS breakout in a city in Ohio. As you can see I have marked up the original post to show it's a bogus post.

I'm hoping that anyone who reads this article, here at Viral Images, Real or Fake will stay on the alert for this viral trend from react365. Post vary so you have to look for name/page that started the post, as pointed out with a big red arrow (left).

These fake post could be about anything under the sun, literally! Earlier today, I saw a post claiming that a friend from my hometown had shot and killed six people at a bar. People were sharing the story on facebook like it was real. This trend needs to stop now before serious damage is done!

Monday, October 3, 2016

Video of Alleged Alien Recovered By The Military Goes Viral!

I have researched this image and found that oldest article which included this video (below) was dated September 24, 2014. The article states the image of the dead alien being carried on a stretcher by military personnel was first posted on a French website that reports stories of UFO's, Area 51 and the like, However to learn the interesting truth...keep reading.


Video of Alleged Alien Recovered By The Military Goes Viral!
Original: from this page http://tvig.ig.com.br/variedades/videos-da-internet/imagens-de-suposto-alien-morto-sao-divulgadas-em-site-frances-542312ced8c8cd2d330000d7.html


This video (below) is circulating Facebook 2016

A video posted to what appears to be an alien being recovered by the military has gone viral. It's gained millions of hits. During my research I learned that a UFO researcher discovered it was actually a mock military exercise to recover a fake alien from a staged crashed spacecraft.

Although the alien figure appears to be authentic, one of the commenters on the YouTube video, Christopher Wratten, says,

 “I took this photo. I bought the alien for $150. We use it as a prop on my airsoft field, Ballahack
Airsoft. This was a picture of game-play and people have taken it and put it all over the net as a possible real alien. I find it very entertaining.”


To see more images from Christoper Wratten, Photographer you can visit his Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballahackairsoft/


Keeping reading...it gets better!!

 Also among the comments, which is very informative as well;

“Ballahack Airsoft is the largest Airsoft field on the East Coast. “Airsoft” is a sport in which participants eliminate opponents by hitting each other with spherical non-metallic pellets launched via replica firearms called Airsoft guns.”

The picture used by UFOvni2012 was taken at one of their events. Ballahack Airsoft has staged several alien recovery events using dummies and people wearing alien masks. UFOvni2012’s (https://www.youtube.com/user/UFOvni2012) videos have gone viral many times. The fake videos of mermaids, angels and UFOs, get millions of views. The views add up and make plenty of money for the hoaxer. Since 2014 and most recently in 2016, others have copied the image and made new videos similar to the original.