40 Times People Came Across Such Confidently Wrong Statements, They Just Had To Share ‘Em
Some people are so wrong you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. And unfortunately, they are often also the ones that proclaim their ‘truths’ the loudest. That’s why their incorrect statements have to be refuted loudly as well, and what better way to reach a vast audience than turning to the good old internet?
Refuting false information is exactly what the ‘Confidently Incorrect’ subreddit is for. To be more exact, it’s “for those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer”, according to their own description. Even though the community was started just a few years ago, in 2020, it has already amassed nearly 990k members, eager to show just how wrong—yet confident—some people can be. We’ve gathered some pretty colorful examples of that, so scroll down to find them on the list below and enjoy.
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Metric System At It Again
The sciences like astronomy and medicine use the metric system as a standard regardless of what country you're in (yes that includes the US). The metric system is all based on tens and it's very easy to convert between units of measurement, which reduces errors. Check any medication label, it's going to be in mg or micrograms
Sex = Suicide
American Math
Watching someone dig their own grave by being smug about their wrong answer can be surprisingly amusing. However, misinformation online is quite a prevalent problem in this day and age. And it’s likely that the internet is where such mistaken people find the false information in the first place.
Even if that’s not where they learn it, they might find supporting statements online nevertheless. Pew Research Center pointed out that, according to a 2016 study, people tend to seek information online that aligns with their views. (Even—or maybe especially so?—if they’re far from the truth.)
Pew Research Center also revealed that after the election in 2016, 64% of adults believed fake news stories can cause a great deal of confusion. However, as much as 23% of them admitted to have shared fabricated political stories themselves, whether by mistake or intentionally.
Google Is Free
Just Had To Post This
According to Pew Research Center, the way fake news spreads is based on people’s primal quest for success and power, which is why it’s likely to persist in the future. Experts predict that, “manipulative actors will use new digital tools to take advantage of humans’ inbred preference for comfort and convenience and their craving for the answers they find in reinforcing echo chambers.”
Another enabling factor for the spread of misinformation online is the fast pace of technological change. It is believed that the rising speed, reach and efficiency of the internet, together with an abundance of online applications, can magnify the aforementioned human tendencies to the extent that false information crowds out reliable information.
"Those Countries Don't Have Blacks"
Mt Everest Ha Relocated To South Dakota
Did they import all the bodies of the fallen when they moved it?
Synonyms…
Studies reveal that nearly 40% of kids believe everything they read on the internet. But children can’t be the only ones who take whatever they read online for a fact. It’s likely safe to assume that most of us have bought something we saw online that ended up being false information at least once.
It Was Proven… On My Edited Video On A Conspiracy Subreddit
Chow
And He Was Correcting Somebody Else
A metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as. "Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks." Similes are comparing two things with like or as. "She is as dumb as a post." I hope this helped
But then why do we continue to believe the online world, you may wonder? Well, Forbes delved deeper into that and pointed out that looking for information online is easy—why go to a library when you have an array of webpages ready at your fingertips? Moreover, there are also no gatekeepers scanning and filtering information.
“Instead of browsing a small carefully curated set of high-quality informational streams, our online citizenry are thrown into an ocean of almost limitless low-quality information, forced to expend considerable effort to forage for the rare bit of accurate insight,” the article read in part.
It pointed out that nowadays, instead of turning to a competent person, equipped with all the necessary knowledge, people tend to do a quick online search and click on the first link, whether it’s reliable or not.
The Amount Of Likes Is Concerning
Two Separate Pipes, Fellas
Ha Ha, What's Next, Seamonkeys Aren't Monkeys?
Similarly to counting on the things online to be true, we tend to also believe the confident people around us. As a matter of fact, our brains are wired in a way that allows them to influence our beliefs.
According to a 2017 study, people base their beliefs on three main factors: personal experience, views of the majority, and views of the confident people. The study of 23 individuals revealed that the first two were positively linked to the reward system in our brain, responsible for how happy we are after choosing something. Yet, the third one—the opinion of confident people—was the only one to have an additional effect on that reward system.
Comments On Video Of Woman Who Is Color Blind. Chick Here, Is Just Blind To The Truth
Hmm, I’m Not Sure That’s How That Works. Can Someone Let Me Know?
And it would actually be "over time" as well, with a space between the words.
Think Before You Comment
The instances from the ‘Confidently Incorrect’ subreddit are excellent examples of why one should never blindly trust everything they see online or learn from confident people. Or at least, why they should fact-check the information. Luckily, a 2022 survey revealed that as many as nine in ten Americans actually do.
Eggs Apparently Are A Dairy Product…
80k People Choose To Belive This Without Any Kind Of Evidence And Then They'll Call Themselves Free Thinkers
Guys! John Wayne Gacy has killed way more people than I have in my entire lifetime, so we should just forget about that murder I did.
You could add a couple more and still be in the clear
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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, published scientific estimates of the global CO2 emissions for all on land and submarine volcanos “lie in a range from 0.13 gigaton to 0.44 gigaton per year.” This is a fraction of the CO2 produced by human activity. In 2021, the global CO2 emissions from energy combustion & industrial processes alone reached a record high of 36.3 billion tonnes (or gigatons, GT), data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed. “On a global level, volcanoes currently emit just a few percent of the man-made CO2 production,” Bechkne said, highlighting that CO2 emissions of human activity have dramatically increased in the past decades, while volcanic emissions have not." https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-volcanoes-co2/fact-check-volcanoes-do-not-produce-more-co2-emissions-than-human-activity-idUSL1N2XV1HA
Wait, what? What volcano?? We have active volcanoes in Greece? Where are they? Am I safe? Should I flee the country?
How are you still conscious with all the CO2 in the Greek air?? What are you, some kind of Avenger or something??
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Here's what I think the problem with his math is. He calculated both as on time events. And while volcano is a one time event, the human contribution is ongoing. He likely used a number like xx billion metric tons in 2021. What he fails to account for is year to year contributions.
Here, this might help: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanoes-can-affect-climate TL;DR:Volcanoes are not guilty of the charges here, Humanity has the title for top polluter.
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I haven't done the research. Volcanos do indeed dump a ton of CO2, but unless it's a super volcano I doubt it is more than what humans have managed to do. I'll look into it though. I haven't done a deep dive into volcano LORE in a while.
Get the "volcanoes and earthquakes" app. It will give you all the emissions levels on all eruptions.
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See JayWantsACat's comment with link below. The original tweet is very wrong.
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At first I was skeptical but then I read that he double checked. I mean, how could he possibly make the same mathematical error twice, guys? I trust him. Also, he's clearly a geography expert as well, soooo...
All the knowledge in the world at their finger tips but they chose to be ignorant .
Fact: C02 contributes to global warming. Fact: Human activity creates CO2. Therefore it is a fact that Human activity contributes to global warming. There is no way around this. Now, some may argue over the amount of global warming Humans are responsible for, but you cannot deny that Human activity contributes, at some level, to global warming.
More on volcanoes vs. humans: "Occasionally, eruptions are powerful enough to release carbon dioxide at a rate that matches or even exceeds the global rate of human emissions for a few hours." NOTE "FOR A FEW HOURS," while we humans keep it up, year round.
For anyone wondering,"In a 2011 peer-reviewed paper, U.S. Geologic Survey scientist Terry Gerlach summarized five previous estimates of global volcanic carbon dioxide emission rates that had been published between 1991 and 1998. Those estimates incorporated studies reaching back to the 1970s, and they were based on a wide variety of measurements, such as direct sampling and satellite remote sensing. The global estimates fell within a range of about 0.3 ± 0.15 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, implying that human carbon dioxide emissions were more than 90 times greater than global volcanic carbon dioxide emissions."
Why Are Small Towns Breeding Grounds For People Like This?
Typical, a religious (christian) person who doesn't know his own holy book.
The aforementioned survey also revealed what social media platforms Americans trust the least with Facebook taking the lead—42% of the surveyed users said they frequently see debatable content on it. It was followed by TikTok and Twitter with 35% and 32% people respectively stating the same about them.
Posts that end up on the ‘Confidently Incorrect’ subreddit come from all sorts of social media platforms, which is why there’s always new content for its members to enjoy. If you’re done with all the examples of this list and would love to see more, check out our previous editions of people being smug about their wrong answers here, here, here, and here.
Ahh, An Age Old Classic
Common Cold Is Not A Health Problem. It's A Detox And You Want To Get A Cold!
Ducks Are Not Birds
Wait till they find out about mammals living in the ocean full time.
Ancient Babylonian Pagan Cult
Tik Tok Commenters Never Fail To Baffle Me
Ma'am i'm going to have to ask you to move away from the camera
The Three Parts Of The U.S. Gov
“Men Can’t Be Bisexual. As A Man, I Should Know”
Commented On How Stars Move. This Is The Reaction I Got
This Person Was So Sure Of Themselves. Some Star Wars Fans May Actually Envy Them For Only Being Aware Of The Original Trilogy…
i've never seen star wars and i don't know who natalie portman is but i know she's in it
How To Maths Good
"No One Has To Choose Between Death Or Insurmountable Medical Debt In The Us!"
Trees Can't Smell! They Don't Have Noses
Leave The Pajamas Out Of It!!
The X represents the Greek letter Chi, which is where the word Christ actually originated from. It is not "crossing Christ out" as some people seem to think.
According To This Person, Plants Don't Produce Oxygen
When did the plants go on strike? I missed that news flash.
Guy Has Never Heard Of Fire
Before electricity, you had to rub the tea leaves together really fast
I Think One Or Two Irish People May Disagree With You Mate
Vertical Distance And Horizontal Distance Are Hard Concepts
I want to see 5280 feet on one animal! Ok, not really, but a shoe-salesperson might.
“Google Is Your Friend”
A Story About Rhesus Negative, Apes And Covid Jabs
Oh yes I remember standing in that long line in 1960 to get my Monkey vaccine in a sugar cube. Started loving bananas that day.
If You’re Gonna Be A Pedantic A*s, Be A Correct Pedantic A*s. Otherwise You’re Just An A*s
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The sad part is more and more of these morons are going out into the world thanks to America's terrible education, especially here in the south. My city is planning on spending 2 billion dollars on an upgrade to the football stadium while I can't find a non private school for my middle schooler that isn't a F school.
Right now in Florida middle school students are to be taught that slaves, in a way, had been taught life skills while enslaved.
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Most of these people are lost causes. There is no arguing or reasoning with stupid. Hallmarks of intelligence are considering new information, critical thinking, research, admitting when you don't know something and the willingness to learn. Some people just cannot be helped.
Felt like when I once read way too long about what Mr. Trump did or said, wanted to stop but somehow couldn´t ...
Has anyone seen Foxxy for recently? I haven't seen her comments very often. Hope she is ok
I'm delighted that almost all of these are real examples of moronic thought, rather than just a minor brain malfunction or just an unpopular viewpoint.
I have little to no idea what I've been reading, all I do know it that I am very afraid.
Never forget that half of the population of the world are below average. They have access to libraries, the internet, book shops, audio books, the wisdom of their elders and yet they stubbornly remain right there in the bottom half 😂
The sad part is more and more of these morons are going out into the world thanks to America's terrible education, especially here in the south. My city is planning on spending 2 billion dollars on an upgrade to the football stadium while I can't find a non private school for my middle schooler that isn't a F school.
Right now in Florida middle school students are to be taught that slaves, in a way, had been taught life skills while enslaved.
Load More Replies... Most of these people are lost causes. There is no arguing or reasoning with stupid. Hallmarks of intelligence are considering new information, critical thinking, research, admitting when you don't know something and the willingness to learn. Some people just cannot be helped.
Felt like when I once read way too long about what Mr. Trump did or said, wanted to stop but somehow couldn´t ...
Has anyone seen Foxxy for recently? I haven't seen her comments very often. Hope she is ok
I'm delighted that almost all of these are real examples of moronic thought, rather than just a minor brain malfunction or just an unpopular viewpoint.
I have little to no idea what I've been reading, all I do know it that I am very afraid.
Never forget that half of the population of the world are below average. They have access to libraries, the internet, book shops, audio books, the wisdom of their elders and yet they stubbornly remain right there in the bottom half 😂
