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AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING (mander.xyz)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

A lot of times memes are what they are because they're harder to fact check (can't copy and paste text from them). People use them to spread misinformation for fun. -This is actually a confirmed meme though.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Says you?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Says Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prehistoric-worms-woke-up/

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

We need to make it mandatory that all memes link to a reverse image search on Snopes so we can fact check them

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Fact checking memes what has the world come to

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Sounds like a good bot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Not a fan of snopes. Copyfish and reverse image search on right click works good for desktop users.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

This is actually a confirmed meme though.

Except for a couple of details from the link you posted: there were only two worms, and they are likely of the same age (don't think this can be determined more specifically than 'around 40 thousand years'), and the picture is absolutely wrong.