Every once in a while, I get an email from a friend who thinks that cell phone numbers are about to be released to telemarketers…and that we need to ‘pass it along’ so we can save humanity from the scourge of telemarketers.
What You Need To Know
It is not true. It isn’t true now nor has it ever been. But please do not believe me. Check it out yourself. Here are some starting points, if you’d like.
Verification Is Easier Than Ever
The grand Google Machine is an amazing tool. Getting verification of a rumor is as easy as entering a question in the search box of your favorite search engine. I wish more people would do it before sending emails that make them appear to be foolish.
Liberals Do It. Conservatives Do It.
Before you send the next “unbelievable” email about George W. Bush or Barack Obama, do us all a favor and verify it. Seriously. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t want to be viewed by friends and peers as a dumbass.