I had someone do this once, and I posted back “I am defriending you, not for posting glurge without bothering to check to see if it was true, but for lying about doing a Snopes search about it. Here is a link to the real Snopes article showing this to be 100% wrong. Goodbye.”
Before I unfriended her, 5 people called me names like “hater”…but three others followed my lead.
I figure if they’re going to unfriend me over providing factual information, I didn’t really need them as a friend anyway.
The last one I responded to was about how there were 317 million people in the US and we spent 360 million introducing Obamacare. Should have just given each citizen a million bucks. I pointed out that the math only works out to $1.14 per person.
I tactfully did not mention that she’s married to a college math professor.
How far away would it need to be to look like a croquette ball going through the St Louis Arch?
I may have lost a few friends but don’t really care. If you’re going to post inflammatory bullshit you should be called out on it. I posted a Snopes reply last week and apparently it was to a friend who appreciated the heads up.
Excellent post/username example!
I pretty much make it a point to debunk things, whether on Facebook or when I hear a coworker’s conversation. On Facebook, I always reply, “DEBUNKED by Snopes,” followed by a link to the appropriate Snopes page. I don’t think anybody has complained.
I unfriended someone, but not because she debunked me.
She was posting a link to the story of the Charleston church shooting (Dylan Roof), and how it appeared he was being perpwalked without being handcuffed. (He was handcuffed, but a man in front has his arm up, so you can’t tell) and claimed it was proof once again of white superiority. I posted TWICE that it was wrong, and the person who had initially tweeted it had to recant. She deleted my correction post each time.
I said, “Screw it” and unfriended her. She wants to wallow in her ignorance, go ahead. I don’t need to see it.
For the most part people are appreciative.
Yeah, that once every 834 years thing is so idiotic. Had a reasonably intelligent (IT worker) guy I know post that. Was absolutely astonished it would come from him.
I pointing out that this would happen in any 31 day month beginning on a Friday, which should happen, oh, once ever 7 years on average for each particular month. At that point he became the butt of the joke from his other friends until he deleted it later that day.
I’ve never unfriended someone because of what they post. I just unfollow them. I’m happier, and they’re none the wiser (not that they were that wise to begin with).
the 834 year thing is beyond stupid. As stated above, any time a 31 day month starts on Friday it happens. Since there’s only 7 possible days to start the month and since you have 7 months with 31 days every year, well it isn’t that rare. The Mars thing comes up every year from the same people.
The political hate shit drives me nuts. Anti-Muslim, anti-Obama crap. Did you know Obama painted Air Force One with his logo on the tail? Outrageous!
Then there is the share this, each like= one prayer, each share= ten prayers. Where is that written? My Bible doesn’t include the Book of Face.
Seems a tad excessive. Once every five years or so would probably be enough.
I’ve done it a couple of times and have been thanked. But there are some people that I know won’t thank me so I don’t post responses that link to the doubted commentary. When I see that type of person on my FB, I tend to just unfollow them so their loony-toon-bandwagon posts don’t irritate me. That way, they still see me as a friend and aren’t offended themselves.
But I have also been unfriended for posting on political topics. So be it.
I just saw on my brother-in-law’s Facebook that he reposted that hoax about Dell and some rapist. Why can’t people check things first?
There’s a setting that allows you to hide people from your feed. It doesn’t unfriend them, it just means you don’t see the glurge/whinging/racism unless you click through to their profile to read it.
I’ve found it helps if I put it like, “I looked it up, and fortunately, it’s not true.” Most people seem to be relieved that way.
I have gotten the “Snopes is run by socialist liberals who will cover up anything they disagree with!” more than an an un-friending. Well, as far as I know anyway. I don’t really do Facebook anymore expressly because I’ve found that I have no desire to know just how racist/bigoted/ignorant many of my old friends/family members are.
I know! People are shocked that I refuse to have a personal Facebook account. I don’t have one specifically because I’d rather not know how moronic some of my family is. It makes Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings much less tense. Instead, I can just explain “No, I don’t do Facebook.”
That’s sort of right. They’re Canadian. 
My mom’s comment after I sent a Snopes link debunking her latest glurge:
My response:
Any time I see debunkable BS, I point it out.