Dying Walruses and 4 Other Internet Hoaxes

By Elmer Beauregard

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
There have been a lot of hoaxes on the internet lately by what looks like are reputable sources but if you look a little closer they are all fake. Here is a list of 5.

1. Facebook is not going to start charging monthly fees.
This is a hoax put out by nationalreport.net which sounds like reputable source but really is a fake news site, every article on their site is fake, kind of like the Onion only not funny. Which make me wonder why they exist? It could be their goal is to put out fake unfunny news that people believe and when they find out it's not true they fell stupid and think everything they see on the internet is fake.

2. You can't recharge your iPhone in the microwave.
This hoax was put out by 4chan which is different than nationalreport.net but it still puts out a lot of fake stuff. Obviously you will ruin your iPhone and your microwave if you try this because iPhones are MADE OUT OF METAL!

3. iPhones easily bend in your pocket
This hoax is a a lilttle more sophisticated than the first two, one iPhone 6plus may have bent when someone sat on it on a 17 hour flight. But when put to the test all smart phones bend and the iPhone is actually less bendy than it's competitors. This may have been a iPhone 6 smear campaign put out by the competition because iPhone 6's are totally awesome.

4. Three Breasted woman also a hoax
You may have seen on Facebook people talking about a three breasted woman with pictures, hate to break it to you but it's not true.

5. Global Warming is not killing the walruses
Last week there were pictures all over the internet of 35,000 walruses stranded on dry ground because all of the ice is gone due to global warming. First off 35,000 walruses in one place is a lot of walruses in fact it was the record number of walruses "hauling out" ever. You'd think that would be seen as a good sign, but instead National Geographic is using this as a way to push their global warming propaganda. The truths is there is an estimated 200,000 walruses in the world which is double what it was in the 1950's. Turns out this is what walruses do, they hang out on dry ground. If you were a walrus wouldn't you rather sunbath on a sandy beach than on an iceberg? Plus, the ice is not disappearing sea ice is at record levels and there has been no global warming for more than 18 years. On a side note in 1958 and 1959 there was no ice at the north pole so don't believe everything you see on the internet.