# When people send you links

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866 "2025-02-27T12:57:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866/15 "2025-02-27T15:41:02Z")

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To be clear, the link my sister sent in me a text message showed the URL and had a preview image. It was some unidentifed woman clearly about to give a speech about something. As my sister often sends me articles or other ‘helpful advice’ that is useless or irrelevant, I had good reason to think the text really was from her.

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