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Internet Goes Nuts for Arizona 'Demon' Photo — Are People Really This Stupid?
Phoenix New Times ^ | Ray Stern

Posted on 02/06/2017 9:19:36 PM PST by nickcarraway

A viral photo of a "demon" from Arizona has people around the world wondering about the mysteries of our universe.

Are you freaking kidding?

Reportedly, Phoenix resident Richard Christianson snapped the picture while in Tucson, then loaded it to his Facebook account on New Year's Day.

"What the hell do you see in this picture for reals ??? Anybody," he wrote in the caption. He has since deleted the post.

This is what passes for "for reals" news in an age when "fake news" gets so much attention. While people ponder whether Breitbart.com or DailyKos.com should be considered fake news sites, so-called legitimate news sites continue to run bogus stories like this one. Nearly all news outlets covering this scoop pose the question breathlessly to their readers or viewers: Is it real?

To give but one recent example, The Christian Post, a popular Evangelical Christian news site, ran the story on Sunday with the headline: "Angel or Demon? Social Media Users Debate Winged Figure in Arizona Photo.

The photo has been shared thousands of times over the past few days, the "news" covered by local and international sites including various Phoenix TV news stations, KTAR (92.3 FM), and many others.

"Whether someone actually opened the gates of Hell or if it’s photoshop we may never know," blared a January 4 USA Today story.

(Excerpt) Read more at phoenixnewtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: clickbait; newtimes; pravdamedia; viralmarketing
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To: nickcarraway

What is Hillary doing in Arizona? Smuggling in more illegals?


21 posted on 02/06/2017 10:17:01 PM PST by Alt Right (Newt 2012)
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To: Bobalu

Bob Hope- Zombies
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YdNmK77k


22 posted on 02/06/2017 10:24:45 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: nickcarraway

David Brock, semen demon?


23 posted on 02/06/2017 10:30:11 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: nickcarraway

I live in Tucson. It’s a palm tree.


24 posted on 02/06/2017 10:30:35 PM PST by xtargeter
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To: nickcarraway

It looks to me like one of those snowflake vagina costumes gone bad.


25 posted on 02/06/2017 10:34:24 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: nickcarraway

You would think by now most people have a decent cell phone with a good camera, this looks like it was taken with something from the 90s.

Even the cheapest disposable phone has superior images.

When in doubt just smear some vaseline on the lens i suppose.


26 posted on 02/06/2017 10:41:54 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best!)
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To: bogusname

Where is its pussy hat?


27 posted on 02/06/2017 10:47:03 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative.)
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To: nickcarraway

I saw a photo of Luke Skywalker blowing up the death star.


28 posted on 02/06/2017 10:54:15 PM PST by DesertRhino (.)
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To: bogusname

Well, I did come to this thread expecting to see a picture of John McCain....


29 posted on 02/06/2017 11:05:53 PM PST by Trod Upon (Government employees and welfare recipients are both net tax consumers. Often for life.)
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To: Jim from C-Town; dp0622

Those guys made me move my car today, then almost wrecked it.


30 posted on 02/06/2017 11:20:55 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway; dp0622; Salamander; JoeProBono; Vendome

Obviously this is an interdimensional apparition sent to answer
the questions raised several years ago by this news item:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2793468/posts


31 posted on 02/06/2017 11:25:49 PM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

32 posted on 02/06/2017 11:27:42 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: nickcarraway

In my experince people like to read about such stories for fun and not because they are fooled.


33 posted on 02/06/2017 11:36:10 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Wilderness Conservative

I refer to them as “The ‘Rats in the Hats.”


34 posted on 02/07/2017 12:44:03 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: shibumi


35 posted on 02/07/2017 2:27:54 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: dp0622

Q: Are people really this stupid?

A: Yes.


36 posted on 02/07/2017 3:09:39 AM PST by incredulous joe ("No road is too long with good company" Turkish Proverb)
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To: Kartographer

Yes.

I’d hit it.


37 posted on 02/07/2017 3:13:49 AM PST by Lazamataz (I hereby coin a new Internet acronym: NTOWY -- Not Tired Of Winning Yet.)
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To: BenLurkin

They do. My Mexican side of the family used to tell stories......


38 posted on 02/07/2017 3:29:08 AM PST by CommieCutter ("Trump is god emperor and he will win." -- some hacker)
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To: ifinnegan

Arizona Sun Devil?


39 posted on 02/07/2017 3:37:37 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: nickcarraway

MOTHMAN Lives. Residents of Point Pleasant WV can now end their search.


40 posted on 02/07/2017 4:00:04 AM PST by IC Ken
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