#SocialMedia Briefly Goes #Crazy Over Mysterious #Cloaked Figure
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As is the way with these things, the story spread across social media like crazy and before long a massive storm of speculation about who this person could be, why they were doing this and whether they were even a person at all (spoiler alert: yes) brewed. Supposedly as the photos were snapped, the figure would raise and lower their hands at intervals.
Facebookers are talking about seeing this person in Hudson Woods Sunday. Did you actually see the cloaked person who reportedly dropped raw meat on or near the playground?
Posted by The Gaston Gazette on Monday, August 17, 2015
Of course, before too long, a logical explanation surfaced. It turned out that the figure was a student, visiting the area to work on a project. Allegedly the parent of the cloaked student (working in a group) saw the social media reaction and got in touch with the local authorities and explained everything. This is a prime example of some weird event becoming almost globally recognised because the social media buzz overtook the actual news, it happens all the time. Even a few years ago, this story would never have made it past Gastonia.
Often in similar cases, it turns out to be a hoax, rather than a misunderstanding, but even when the claims made by more imaginative theorists are ridiculous, the momentum is still large enough to make them the centrepiece of the story. Even the most respected scientific publications reported on the alleged 'dark lady of Mars' recently, rather than just doing the appropriate thing and completely ignoring it, because it was rubbish. Still though, if you want to get yourself on the international news, just throw a cloak on and wander around a local town doing something weird (and hope somebody nearby has a decent Instagram following).
Callum Davies
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#SocialMedia Briefly Goes #Crazy Over Mysterious #Cloaked Figure
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