Claim: Facebook is disclosing the names of users who have posed for pictures with guns to the Department of Homeland Security.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, December 2014]
Facebook Submits Names Of Users Posing In Pictures With Guns To
Homeland Security
Origins: On
Despite the excitement from the radical left, many Facebook users, regardless of political stance, were naturally outraged that their 'private' photos would be handed over to the Department of Homeland Security.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed rumors this morning that the company would be handing over names and photos of site users who have posted pictures of themselves with guns to the government. Democrat leaders applauded Facebook's move, stating that it is important to know who has guns in America, especially since many of the weapons that they'd seen could very well be unregistered.
The article included a quote from Mark Zuckerberg on why Facebook would implement a policy sure to agitate a large number of users, whether they owned guns or not:
"I added that line back in after 2009, when Obama took office. After he was elected, he came to me and asked for my help, saying that he wanted to 'transform America,' and he couldn't do that until the country was disarmed," said Zuckerberg. "This is a perfect way to find the gun nuts in this country, and keep a watch over them. I think the whole thing has been a huge success, and I for one can't wait to live in a
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The site has fleeced social media users with similar fake stories including a claim that welfare recipients would be receiving free cars and gas money, a yarn about a sixth season of Breaking Bad, and a claim that a huge "Snowmageddon" would blanket most of the United States with snow for almost all of winter.
Last updated: 2 December 2014