Petra van CronenburgFeb 25

Please don't boost #aislop !

This slop graphic went #viral in my timeline on Mastodon. Commentators found the source in a FB slop page, and biologists in the comments tell the facts. Nevertheless, people burst into enthusiasm, so little do they know about nature. #AISlop sites on big platforms gather about 250k followers.

I did a fact-check about real snails.
You can read it here: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233

#snail #snails #animalsave #NatureMatchCuts #biodiversity #reconnectWithNature #blog

Show threadDan HattonFeb 26
@NatureMC Addendum: I'm sure I saw a different version, perhaps about a year ago, with the same claim about mantle collapse, but different advice for how to avoid it. I'm presuming from the comments from biology specialists that was equally nonsense.
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg

@only_ohm There are many ... and many accounts, sites ... Next time we will see human bodies with snail parts. 😎
Meanwhile, it's a pain to dig through the crap.
On Mastodon, I just saw a debate about journalism and some non-journalist tried to "fact-check" news with Gemini! Gemini! 😱 🥶

I would like to travel to another planet!

Feb 26 at 3:24pmWeb