We all seek the truth, but it can sometimes be a fleeting thing. When we couple the search for truth with an unregulated internet it can sometimes resemble a series of funhouse mirrors. In the blog coverage of Monday's illegal immigration rallies we were treated to a variety of people passionately describing what they believed to be truth, but what in reality amounted to complete and utter BS. Yet they believed every word they were saying.
Today a pilot friend forwarded an email currently making the rounds that purports that American Flight 77 didn't actually hit the Pentagon. According to the theory, the military fired a missile into their own headquarters for some strange reason. It's an old theory that just won't go away.
But despite eyewitnesses and despite the fact a video exists showing an aircraft slamming into the building, many continue to cling to the theory. Some of these are quite learned folks, and are willing to ignore the fact that the story requires a belief that thousands of people in the FAA and American Airlines were involved in the conspiracy.
Since the plane and passengers never showed up anywhere else, perhaps it was vaporized by a some covert Philadelphia Experiment black ops phaser device? Truth is, this one is so weak that even some Bush bashing conspiracists condemn their brethren for believing this tank of crud.
Yet another making the rounds was a video by a 'tagger' (spray paint grafitti vandal) who made a film showing himself tagging Air Force One. It's a hoax, but a pretty darn good one. Click on pic above for details.
All of this is proof positive the internet is a dangerous portal of misinformation. I blame its creator, Al Gore. As for me, I never believe conspiracies, unless of course they are correct.
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