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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 117 points 8 months ago

I've met way too many people who think schools have litter boxes for furries, so nobody would question a dog playing basketball.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 56 points 8 months ago

It was shared on here that that story stemmed from the fact that classrooms are keeping kitty litter handy so kids can shit in a bucket during school shooter lock down incidents.

Tiny bit of truth ÷ deflection x thing I hate = popular lie

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 26 points 8 months ago

Hol up, that's a thing? Fuck, I almost wish it was just to appease the furries, the reality is so much more depressing.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

I think that's why the hate story works so well.

[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

As a bonus it also deflects what would otherwise be a damning story about the gun violence problem.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

The way you create a narrative is by saying something that's ninety percent true, omitting a bit of context, and sprinkling in one or two lies. That way, when it gets debunked, the firm believers will just say that it's close enough to the truth.

[-] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

People insist it happens in the UK, too, and we don't have school shootings, so wouldn't have that source for the claim.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Misinformation isn't constrained by geography. At least, not enough to keep stupid from spreading.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Same where I am in Canada. I've heard it from several different sources.

[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

I mean, it doesn't say a dog can't play basketball in the rulebook, so why would anyone question it?

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

They seriously haven't updated the rulebook? It's been a quarter century!

[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I'm going to start spreading this.

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