I received a Facebook friend request from Sanderson Marsh. I read the name and realized it is put together from two of my friend’s last names.

Just because you recognize part of the name doesn’t mean it’s someone you know.

I clicked on the person and, whoa, all of Anderson’s friends have middle eastern names and photos. I know plenty of people with darker complexions who have ancestors from Pakistan and India, but none of them were friends with Sanderson Marsh.

Conclusion

Friend One’s Last Name + Friend Two’s Last Name <> a Friend

Friend One’s Last Name + Friend Two’s Last Name = someone who wants to get into my FB network.

Reports said that the 2016 election was swayed by posts to FB users by Russian’s throwing dirt on candidate Clinton. My husband sent money to the Clinton campaign until he read about her email issues. It worked. How did they target my husband? They used information to identify him as a supporter. My family hates when I ask it, but, I bet he didn’t check the source of those FB posts. Had he checked the source, he may have seen that it wasn’t credible and ignored the posts.  He didn’t and stopped his contributions.

Conclusion

Posts by credible sources = news

Posts by not credible sources = propaganda

Propaganda = unnecessary fear and dangerous consequences