Just because you read it on Facebook or somebody’s blog or in an email from a friend or relative doesn’t mean it’s true. It’s probably not, as we advised in our special report “That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously,” on March 18, 2008. We also addressed the problem of bogus “stories” from fake news sites in “How to Spot Fake News,” on Nov. 18, 2016. More recently, we wrote about ways to debunk misinformation in “How to Combat Misinformation,” … Continue reading Don’t get spun by internet rumors.