by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:

When emotions are running high, it is amazing how rapidly some people will fall for deception.  In the early days of the Great Middle East War, we have seen a tsunami of bad information.  Especially on social media, many are so eager to run with anything that seems to be supportive of the side that they are supporting in the conflict.  But in a lot of cases, the reports that people have been sharing have simply not been accurate.  In a time of war, we must not allow truth to become a casualty, because what people believe about this conflict has real world consequences.  In fact, as I write this article protesters are swarming the U.S. embassy in Beirut because they believe that something happened that may not have actually happened at all.  It is so important to carefully investigate the facts before jumping to conclusions.  Unfortunately, vast numbers of people out there seem to be convinced that it is not necessary to be reasonable and rational at a time like this.