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Saleen836

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228 months

Saturday 8th November
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The initial message was deleted from this topic on 09 November 2025 at 11:22

Super Sonic

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73 months

Saturday 8th November
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When I click on the link I just get spammy adverts asking if I want an android security check and asking me to enable notifications, and saying viruses detected and to install virus cleaner.

jimmyjimjim

7,897 posts

257 months

Saturday 8th November
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It also appears to be written by someone who is functionally illiterate.

Timothy Bucktu

16,356 posts

219 months

Saturday 8th November
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Don't click on that link ffs!

Last Visit

3,250 posts

207 months

Saturday 8th November
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Timothy Bucktu said:
Don't click on that link ffs!
This. Although I did as I didn't read the following comments.

IanH755

2,484 posts

139 months

Sunday 9th November
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I did the research for folks - nothing is mentioned anywhere other than Social Media (insta/FB/Tiktok etc) about this story of Caleb Ortiz, aged 17, being electrocuted in Florida nor of a $6.5m lawsuit (or any other monetary amount) won by his mother and the video is made of a selection of none related clips, with different times (day/night) for the same supposed event etc.

Seems like a video deliberately setup just to farm interaction from viewers more than an actual, real story, and it shows just how simple it is to be fooled by made-up stuff if you don't do just the smallest bit of research before you spread the story. It literally took 5 seconds to google "Caleb Ortiz 17 electrocuted" before checking the results, all of which are just this same video under 4-5 different SM accounts, nothing from local/national media anywhere.

croyde

25,111 posts

249 months

Sunday 9th November
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Social Media is now so flooded with fake stuff, lies and of course AI, that it's put me right off and hopefully others will stop bothering too.

Tankrizzo

7,850 posts

212 months

Sunday 9th November
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If there was ever something that summed up 2025 it's blindly getting your 'news' from a social media reel

Saleen836

Original Poster:

12,037 posts

228 months

Sunday 9th November
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IanH755 said:
I did the research for folks - nothing is mentioned anywhere other than Social Media (insta/FB/Tiktok etc) about this story of Caleb Ortiz, aged 17, being electrocuted in Florida nor of a $6.5m lawsuit (or any other monetary amount) won by his mother and the video is made of a selection of none related clips, with different times (day/night) for the same supposed event etc.

Seems like a video deliberately setup just to farm interaction from viewers more than an actual, real story, and it shows just how simple it is to be fooled by made-up stuff if you don't do just the smallest bit of research before you spread the story. It literally took 5 seconds to google "Caleb Ortiz 17 electrocuted" before checking the results, all of which are just this same video under 4-5 different SM accounts, nothing from local/national media anywhere.
I also couldn't find the story on a regular news outlet but wondered if, if true regarding the law suit win it was being hushed up but I guess not.
My appologies

LHRFlightman

2,153 posts

189 months

Sunday 9th November
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Saleen836 said:
I also couldn't find the story on a regular news outlet but wondered if, if true regarding the law suit win it was being hushed up but I guess not.
My appologies
Maybe delete your original post?

Cotty

41,585 posts

303 months

Sunday 9th November
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vetrof

2,788 posts

192 months

Sunday 9th November
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croyde said:
Social All Media is now so flooded with fake stuff, lies and of course AI, that it's put me right off and hopefully others will stop bothering too.
FTFY

croyde

25,111 posts

249 months

Sunday 9th November
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vetrof said:
croyde said:
Social All Media is now so flooded with fake stuff, lies and of course AI, that it's put me right off and hopefully others will stop bothering too.
FTFY
yes