Twitter's #FakeEclipseFacts will lead you astray
What does the total solar eclipse have to do with gum, horror movies, haircuts and Earth, Wind & Fire? Let Twitter tell you with #FakeEclipseFacts.
You've already been inundated with the science and the reality of the total solar eclipse happening today.
Now it's time to investigate the lighter side of the historic celestial event with a romp through Twitter's utterly misleading #FakeEclipseFacts meme. These tweets are full of bad advice, made-up science and lots of snark.
Solar eclipses aren't the only eclipses we should be concerned with. Chew on this one:
The eclipse will only be seen on Aisle 9 and in the checkstands.#FakeEclipseFacts@hikinghooligan pic.twitter.com/e40PkA0LnV
— Ian (@HoldawayIan) August 21, 2017
NASA is a reliable source for information on the total solar eclipse. Twitter's #FakeEclipseFacts is not:
#FakeEclipseFacts - Eclipses are named for their degree of intensity; notlar, kindalar, lar, reallylar, solar, and yougottabekiddingmelar.
— Fredrik Foster (@FredrikFoster) August 21, 2017
The moon is the same exact size as the sun #FakeEclipseFacts
— Tallahassee Tallboy (@TallahasseeTB) August 21, 2017
If you watch it from the opposite side of the world the sun blocks out the moon.#FakeEclipseFacts
— Keebler Sidejob (@kauffeemann) August 20, 2017
Eclipse is actually a new concept where you can get your hair cut online#FakeEclipseFacts
— Seth (@stweets87) August 20, 2017
Some Twitter users are using this as an excuse to get snarky about musical matters:
Do NOT stare at Bonnie Tyler without your “ISO 12312-2" NASA approved glasses. 😎🌝💖 #FakeEclipseFacts
— Tammaria Blue (@Tammariablue) August 21, 2017
A solar eclipse is a lineup of the Sun, the Moon, & Earth
— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) August 20, 2017
Whereas a great concert is a lineup of Earth, Wind, & Fire#FakeEclipseFacts
#FakeEclipseFacts if you play Dark Side of the Moon during the ecplise it totally syncs up. pic.twitter.com/L7qhPTrPYL
— Cab Dunti (@cubitd) August 20, 2017
And, yes, the eclipse is a great time to watch a horror movie:
The movie, "The Ring" was originally written about a girl who kills people during an eclipse #FakeEclipseFacts@HashFakeFacts pic.twitter.com/Mvaq3E1Kms
— Hillary Miller (@CricketArt67) August 20, 2017
Vampires became extinct due to the total solar eclipse. #FakeEclipseFacts #SolarEclispe2017 pic.twitter.com/K2iEkwLUfz
— Tiffany (@TiffanyAryee) August 21, 2017
And now here's NASA's response to #FakeEclipseFacts:
Don’t fall for #FakeEclipseFacts…get the real facts right here from #NASA! Here are some #Eclipse2017 misconceptions https://t.co/bDN54GDotY pic.twitter.com/gtAyHmcsaV
— NASA (@NASA) August 20, 2017
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