neville parkFeb 25

This infographic about how to pick up a snail is going viral, but it was AI-generated and numerous biologists have chimed in to say it is wrong.

(I previously boosted it, but have un-boosted. The post author has been informed, and *edit: has deleted the post!)

Source: https://g.co/about/jb9fd7
Biologists countering:
- https://functional.cafe/@kupac/116129641965242964
- https://ecoevo.social/@ubi/116129816353041890

Show threadmayu Feb 25
@nev who gains anything by spreading misinformation about how to handle snails? are they a criminal group that's gonna plant snails in places and then steal your wallet while you're waiting 30 seconds to pick the snail up /j /lh
Show threadbetalars  @home

@mayu you can't imagine the stuff people do because of internet cloud, urban myths and cognitive biases.

It might be a concerned animal lover or a content troll.

It's very difficult to tell, especially as incompetent people are now more and more empowered to create competent looking graphics.

And it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Feb 25 at 2:23pmWeb