China goes bananas over deadly fruit rumor.

[MelBrooksfan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6691171.stm

I had some difficulty placing this. If I have, in fact, chosen the from forum, I apologize.

Anyway, it seems that text messages can now be a tool to spread misinformation. I wonder how or why this got started.

 

[knot]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6691171.stm

I had some difficulty placing this. If I haven't, in fact, chosen the fruit forum, I apologize.

Anyway, it seems that text messages can now be a tool to spread misinformation. I wonder how or why this got started.

*fixed*

 

[Lisa Simpson]

Urban legends have gone high-tech. For another text-message based UL, look at this one.