This will probably be the most-viewed photo in the history of the Internet. It will probably be gory, like the completely photoshopped picture you see to the right.
(And yeah, sorry about that — guess I could have not tried to make sure everyone was coming back from lunch when I posted this.
You will probably send it to at least 30 friends. Or if you’re more popular than me, 31+. More importantly though, the trolls who live on the Internet definitely will try to use this Osama Bin Laden pic craze to try and steal your stuff.
I received an email on Monday evening from Facebook mail that a friend had wrote something on my wall. Having not spoken with “Tim” in quite some time, I was surprised. Then I opened up the email:
You’ll never believe this, but you shouldn’t go to that address. Or “facebook.com/XXXXX” or whatever URL is sent to you.
Lemme break this down real quick: people who try and abuse Facebook and Twitter are always trying to steal your stuff. You shouldn’t click on these things. Also, these people are trying to boost their SEO for “Bin Laden Dead Pic” or “Osama Dead Facebook Pic” or, well, you get the point — they want your stuff and they don’t care how they get it.
More importantly is this point: the White House, and only the White House, will release this photo.
Only the White House. Remember, this is the White House that didn’t let it leak that they were going to kill Osama Bin Laden. If they didn’t let that happen, they certainly will stay ahead of this one photo.
You may be inclined to believe that “your buddy Steve” on Facebook could somehow get a hold of the picture via another site and post it, but he didn’t.
And he won’t. So don’t click those links, people.
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