Everyone has their fleeting moments of stupidity. From saying something utterly dense to making complete fools of ourselves in public, we humans are seemingly hardwired to do dumb things every now and then. But even though deep down, no one wants to look like a clown, some people seem to be on a quest to declare their lack of brain cells in stupid Facebook posts. Where there’s a potential for thousands of people to see it.
And as they say, once on the internet, always on the internet. So allow us to introduce you to one corner on Reddit called 'Stupid People on Facebook'. This online community with just over 24k members is dedicated to dumb Facebook posts, and they have plenty of examples as proof.
If you have ever clicked "share" on a post that left you with a lingering sense of regret, then this list might set you free. Below, we have wrapped up a collection of some of the best entries from the Stupid People on Facebook community. So sit back, buckle up, and get ready for a wild ride into the land of infinite human idiocy. Keep reading to find our in-depth interview with communication expert, researcher, and lecturer Dr. Paul Reilly. Then, be sure to upvote your favorite images, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Wtf Is This First Woman's Logic???
Bruh
This Isn't Your Everyday Stupid!
Chances are, you’ve made at least one of those stupid posts on social media that makes you look back on it with a burning sense of facepalm. Well, if you can relate, then you’re in good company. According to a YouGov Omnibus survey, over half of American social media users reported posting or texting something they regretted afterward. One in six regularly rue their decision to post at least once a week, with Millennials being the most common offenders.
The participants who admitted to sharing dumb Facebook posts in the past said they are less anxious about sounding silly online compared to two years ago. They are much more worried, however, about damaging their reputation at work — 22 percent surveyed said they are concerned their questionable actions might negatively affect their careers.
Moreover, the survey revealed that 14 percent feared that sharing misguided images or messages online may hurt their relationships with loved ones. Women were more likely to fret about stupid Facebook posts damaging their relationships than men. Interestingly, when it comes to the time and place these mistakes occur, they usually happen at home, late at night when tired, or after having a few drinks.
Wrong Interpretation Of This Image Is Just The Top Of The Stupidity Iceberg
As a Muslim, I am just now realizing that God has been preparing me for tornados all this time.
Everybody’s Thoughts?
Maybe those who voted 13 voted that because it's closest to the answer (10) you can get in these options
Mic Dropped
Add that to the millions spent 'investigating' Secretary Clinton and you've eliminated poverty.
But the truth is that most of us see social media as the perfect outlet to share views and vent about politics, religion, culture, and sports, among other things. By doing so, we sometimes forget that it’s also notorious for immortalizing our silly wisdom with groups like Stupid People on Facebook dedicated to it and ensuring it comes back to haunt us. To gain insight from an expert in the field, we reached out to Dr. Paul Reilly, senior lecturer in communications, media and democracy in the School of Social & Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.
When asked why social media users often share their dumb Facebook posts without thinking twice, Dr. Reilly explained the design of online platforms encourages instant responses and reactions. "The stories, images and posts that feature prominently in our social media timelines are often the most likely to elicit emotional responses from us."
"The 'publish then filter' model of these sites also means our opinions are published immediately with no cooling off period for us to consider whether we want to post them or not," he added.
Hmmmm
I Have No Words
Dumbest Indeed
The Chinese: Let's spread this virus that can be fought with a vaccine. Surely, Trump and the crew will fight off science and give in to the virus.
Typing a few sentences and pressing "share" may seem like a great idea when you’re flooded with emotions. But in reality, we all need to be more aware of the fact that anything we say online has the potential to last, dare we say it, forever. Embarrassing photos, ill-timed jokes, drunken messages, and hot takes that age so badly, they turn sour — the internet is known to save things you didn’t want to be saved in the first place. What’s even worse, your posts might not only be saved, but also discussed in places like Stupid People on Facebook Reddit threads.
Just Gonna Leave This Here
Facebook Never Ceases To Amaze
Opinions?
When asked whether our stupid Facebook posts always become permanent, Dr. Reilly told us, "Yes and No. It’s true that social media posts are no longer your property when you share them publicly or even privately, given that they can be shared by others. Even on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat, people can take screenshots of content deleted by others and share them later."
"However, there needs to be a motivation for someone to do this," he continued. "This is why we see so many politicians being shamed for historic (and often deleted) social media posts. The consequences can be severe, ranging from embarrassment, reputational harm, people losing jobs and even worse." Especially because sometimes, digital content can be made permanent in ways we never imagined. The posts can be changed, modified, or altered into something completely different from what they originally intended to be.
But How????
Old
This Is Why A Majority Of People Shouldn't Vote
According to Dr. Reilly, this can even lead to the spread of fake news and false information. "This is why you will see people getting prompts asking them to read before they share content on sites like Twitter."
"People should ideally verify the information before they share it, but many don’t," he said. "However, it should also be noted that people are better at detecting 'fake news' and disinformation than they are often given credit for."
Somone Complained About The Format So Reuploaded Thanks For The Award On The Last Post
Obese Is A Slur Now
I Wonder What This Person Thinks The Word “Heterosexual” Means?
A recent study entitled "The Ability to 'Distill the Truth'" conducted an experiment to see Americans’ ability to evaluate the accuracy of news items. The researchers asked participants to read a series of short news stories on various topics — half consisted of accurate information, and the other half contained incorrect and downright fake news.
"On average, participants in our experiments provided the correct evaluation of veracity only in 62% of the news stories they saw, and only 14% of subjects were able to discern the veracity of information in at least 80% of the news stories," Alberto Cardaci, co-author of the study and Assistant Professor of Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, wrote.
Next She'll Tell Him It's Not A Real Planet
*face Palm*
Who's Gonna Explain To Her How Chlamydia Works?
Cardaci stated that a simple intervention — asking people to think about the accuracy of the story they read before sharing it — can increase the quality of what people share online. So the researchers randomly selected half of the participants and told them which news stories they identified as accurate were, in fact, false. "We found that subjects who received this informative feedback increased their awareness of the problems related to misinformation and showed a greater desire to act against the risk of being affected by it," he explained.
She (Red) Commented This On A Post About 2 Year Old Girl Currently Dying Of A Super Rare Cancer
I Mean.... They Tried
Grammar, the greatest nemesis of Trump supporters on their path to online glory.
Check Out This Gem
So even when we can essentially say whatever we want online — whether it’s objectively true or not — and not really have very serious consequences for it, we should all strive to make social media a better place. "Read the story before you share it. Satisfy yourself that it is based on an authoritative source. If it makes you feel an extreme emotion, then be wary — this is often a sign that it is disinformation designed to polarize audiences," Dr. Reilly concluded.
But for now, let’s return to Stupid People on Facebook and their excellent collection of social media fails—there are still plenty of them on this list!
United States Of Africa
Found This Gem On A Video About A Popular Youtuber’s Brother Suffering From Cancer
Denise Might Also Not Understand English
Antivax Mom And Her Kid Almost Die
Ever heard of disinformation? FAUX NEWS THRIVES on it. Some people actually believe it. J6 is the perfect example. That's why trump loves the gullible uneducated.
Load More Replies...If this means she’s changed her mind about vaccines and will now spread the word among her co-fool peers, then go whooping cough!
This isn't stupid- it's someone realising that they've been wrong, and feeling remorse, and wanting to fix it
Exactly! This is the opposite of a stupid post - this is a GOOD thing.
Load More Replies...And then there is Diptheria, Tetanus, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, etc. etc. If the toddler is totally unvaxxed, then this mother is in for a very long period of feeling terrible - she better get used to it. Better still go and get the kid's vaccinations up to date.
Both my kids were fully vaccinated and the youngest still got it. Just wasn't as bad as it could have been without shots.
That's exactly the point. If they get it, they won't end up dead or with severe disabilities.
Load More Replies...I'm grateful that I got vaccinated without parental intervention. My mum wasn't asked, she was told when I get vaccinated and that was it. I remember coming to school in 2nd grade, and we were standing in queue to nurses office to get vaccinated against diptheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, polio, hepatitis b and something else. All I got was a letter to take home to inform parents this is done now. Unless you have a medical knowledge, have biological knowledge, or microbiology then you should trust doctors. Treatment costs more than prevention. If my parents would do something like this I would never forgive them, being stupid and not accepting someone knows more to protect your own child is extremely selfish. Could it be part of munchausen disease if parents withhold preventative measures from kids who later suffer negatively? Making kids on purpose sick...
I doubt it's because of munchausen or by-proxy. I would think with that, they'd be more likely to get the kid vaxxed, and then claim they got sick, anyway. Maybe even claim they had a poor reaction to it. Any excuse to go to the doctor. I think most antivax parents are well-meaning people who just ended up getting indoctrinated by bad media sources, and by each other. It's pretty sad.
Load More Replies...Some people seem to think that vaccines are just syringes full of random chemicals, like whatever was under the sink at the doctor’s office at the time. Somehow they never learned what a vaccine actually it and what it does, not even in the most general sense. I’ve seen this a lot over the past 2 years in particular. This is something the CDC could legitimately do to help - put out PSA’s on what a vaccine is, on TV and YouTube at least. The average American has the equivalent of an 8th grade education, and I promise we didn’t all pass 8th grade science.
Well atleast she realizes now. Lessons learned the hard way are better than not learned at all
Why would you say something like that? You are not terrible, just stupid.
Isn't the whooping cough vaccine standard medicine at a certain age?
She's sooo close.... just one more baby step to understand the basics.
That's why you can refuse whatever medication for yourself, but ought to give your child the newest scientific medical care.
Opposite here. All our family got vaccinate except for my mother because she watched some YouTube videos made by "doctors" who filled her head with b*****t like vaccines give you heart problems. All of us got infected with COVID and had cold-like symptoms and recovered except for my mom. Ironically, she died because her heart couldn't bear the stress the virus put her system thru. Stay safe everyone and don't get your education from rogue YouTube channels since anyone can put a Dr. title before their name
I was vaccinated against whopping cough and still got it as an adult. It was an annoyance at best, could not imagine how bad it would have been had I not been vaccinated. Still lasts just as long (100 days) if you do catch it but way less severe. Poor kid.
I was too but you need a booster every ten years. (for reference: webmd) because I wanted to make sure I remembered this correctly!
Load More Replies...Yes. You definitely could have prevented that with a vaccine. Well done.
As a baby, I had a terrible reaction to MMR and was hospitalised for a long time. Back then there was a lot less information available but my parents were still completely in favour of all vaccination. After all, the chance of an extreme reaction is very very low. Simple fact remains, the chances of children surviving childhood have been raised immensely due to vaccination.
It'd be good if she actually understood why she was mistaken and how it applies to ALL vaccines, not the ones she's currently inconvenienced by.
At last, a faint Ray of hope - at least this one realised the error of her ways.
What really blows my mind is posting that comment online. For why? What is going on inside this person that they need validation from online people. That’s worse than being stupid in my mind. At least stupid is probably a genetic bad DNA situation lol where the person inherited the worst deduction skills ever. But needing to post online for validation is such a sad mental state to be in. Far worse. Far too comment. And far too prevalent regardless of IQ.
And that's a good thing. Now become better and get your child vaccinated!
Hold onto that feeling. It will guide you in the right direction. Please stop trusting your "common sense".
I’d Like To See Them Try
Yup, now you can take a nice, probably short drive to see God...
The Governor Of Hawaii Wants Tourists To Stay Away Due The Strain On The Island's Health System
Acktually
Proud Racist
Ummm, I'm Pretty Sure You Can
.... I Have No Words Rn
By This Logic, Trump Isn’t President
People Who Don’t Know What Notre Dame Is
Found It On A Friends Story
“Pet Free Rug” For Sale
Scrolling Through Facebook And I Couldn't Believe What I Saw
That Do Not Make Sense
"Georgia Isn't A Country"
In their defence, I can imagine there are people who don’t know about Georgia. If you had your last geography class before 1991, you’re not from Eastern Europe, you’re not fond of travelling the world, you’re not interested in state-of-the-art phage research, you don’t watch any world news, especially not in 2003 nor in 2008, and you also don’t watch the Eurovision Song Contest, chances are you’ve never heard of the country.
Xbox For Sale
Oh Yeah Man?
An Elite Conspiracist
Karen Thinks The Bruh Apple Is Satanic Imagery
At Least He’s Honest About What He’s Selling?
Is A Male A Boy Or A Girl?
Or the person was reading too fast and missed the word "male". If so this isn't idiocy, it's just carelessness.
Natzi Insignia???
I Can't Believe I Found A Flat Earther On My News Feed
Muslims Worship... A Fabric
Wait
I Asked For A Scientific Article Confirming This That They Didn’t Find On Facebook. They Gave Me The Link To Google And Said, I Quote, ”there You Go. You Find It”
Don't Worry, She Won't Be Long
Oh My God
These Fake Religious People Crack Me Up. They Don’t Even Really Know What They’re Trying To Quote
Some People
Before Facebook, people this dumb had a much harder time getting their dopey voices heard.
I Dont Appreciate Being Called A Lmao
Literally Everyone Is Afraid Of Getting Cancer, We Can Just Do Something About Measles
My Sister Stoped Vaccinating Her Kids And Now Thinks The Government Is Spraying The Flu Virus On Cities To Make Us All Sick
I Guess Cause I'm Younger Than Her, Facts Are Invalid?
Ahhh Yes, The Us Treasury Building
It's not illegal to write or print on money. It's only illegal to try to make it a forgery, like trying to make a $1 bill look like a $10 bill.
Quick, Someone Sue Climate Change!
I would love it if climate change was illegal, but this person is a limp fish of stupidity.
All Of The Responses Are Sincere Too. Give Me Strength
No, cows were invented in the US and therefore the US has a patent on cows
Never Do This Unless You Want To Destroy Your Car
The suspicious part of me wondered if this was a car repair place trying to drum up business ;)
"Hold On, Lemme Just Put My White Back On"
Black guy rips of his skin: "How about some of that coffee now?" Waitress: "Coming right up!"
I Wish He Was Joking
Mind = Blown
Wellll on a larger scale weather movement is affected by earth rotating, so kinda sorta earth spinning is causing the clouds to move, but not like that
If Only There Was Someone Trained To Help With This
My house is burning down. Time to call the fire fighters. NEVER, it should eventually go away.....
They Are
Physics Cannot Explain Anything? Oh Really?
I Don’t Think It’s The Drug Problems Getting Worse I Think It’s Their Iq Level At A Rapid Decline
So she just picked up what she thought was a crack pipe with her bare hands? Does she pick up syringes too?
Nice Flag You Got There
This Can’t Possibly End Well
I Hope This Qualifies, It's Very Stupid And Was Posted On Fb
I find it interesting they used the tv show as a burn, but there is zero way they would know it was the show if they didn’t watch it as well.
*farts*
This one isn’t dumb in the idiotic sense so much as random and off putting. Albeit a valid response to this kind of role playing in texts.
Might Delete Cause I Feel Bad Sharing This ... But It's Just Too Stupid Not Too Lmao
My Aunt
Local Wise Man Shocked To Discover He Is A Millennial
When You Skipped English Class
Very Real, Very True, No Need To Fact Check
Not Just For The Son, I Assume
Apparently Abortion Is A Liberal Lie... What In The F**k
I Was Going To Correct Her, But Nah
I've Had My Tubes Tied, Why Can't I Get Pregnant After Trying For A Year? Will Your Lube Help?
I used to think it was REALLY stupid when I saw an OBGYN fertility specialist for infertility and the first thing he asked me was whether or not I was using birth control....and I was like "uhhh...no....that would be pretty counter-productive when you're trying to get pregnant, right?" Now I understand. *facepalm*
Posts Like These Make Me Cringe
Wait... What?
Japan Is A Filthy Country
Dude Is Spreading Misinformation About Coronavirus Only Existing Because Of The Meat Eaters. Won't Listen To Me Because He Thinks My Qualifications In Animals And Biology Are Given To Me By Meat Eaters
See above for my comment on "even if you have the facts and give it to them, people will choose not to believe you".
The Poster Clarified This Wasn’t Facetious
Dude Stole Ipod But Never Logged Out Of Owner's Icloud. Takes Selfies
Someone stole my iPhone and started taking pictures! Took selfies took a pic of her mail box, I could track my phone so I knew the street ! She deleted all my pics at one point ! I still have the pics ahe took at the water park ! She took my phone on the lazy river 😂
Huh?
5g Has Much Of Whats Going On
Irony At Its Finest
I…..am not sure what the message is. Antivaxxers can’t read? Pro-vaxxers can’t read? Pls halp
Vaccines Make You Gay
An In-Law Posted This, I Can’t Even. In The Pnw We Are Dealing With A Measles Outbreak
Wearing A Piece Of Fabric On Your Face Is Easier Than A Ventilator
I can see what you're doing wrong here - not pinched in around the nose.
I Don’t Even Know Where To Begin
If You Grew Up In The 70’s And 80s Then You Are The Sissy Who’s Taking Over Tho ????
Had To Search Out This Subreddit To Specifically Share This Stupidity
It's named after the Knights Hospitalers who started medical centres along crusader routes in the middles ages.
*insert Facepalm Here
Time For A Civil War Boys
Umm
From The Neighborhood Group
Hmmm, I see no problems here. Never used one of those metal detector things though so might be wrong and if this is in the US then going to doctors when you're not sure if there's even a problem is something to avoid
Say It With Me Now, Facebook Moderators Are Not Comparable To Nazi's
Facebook letting all kinds of weirdos run their mouths claiming all kinds of bs and threatening other users is the actual problem, not excessive cencorship
I Think You Do It Diagonally, Buddy
Apparently Fresh Garlic Cures Type I Diabetes
My EUROPEAN mom cooks with garlic every day, puts raw garlic in salads every day, she is type 1 diabetic. Just so we are absolutely clear about the level of stupidity in the above post. And NO garlic does not cause diabetes either for anyone thinking of swinging that pendulum the other way.
I Guess You Can Decide Whether You're Gay Or Black. I Had To Share The Idiocity
7 Years
You Mean Photoshop? I Don't Think That's How Live TV Works
When Mom's Groups Run Amok
Literally Three Of Your Largest Cities
It’s Not Even Worth It To Explain This To Them
I left Facebook in 2015. I highly recommend snipping it out of your life.
Never had an account. Not planning on it either
Load More Replies...I was so stupid when I was a kid, and I still have secondhand cringe over some of the stupid s**t I blurted. But I recognized that I was stupid, and wanted to learn things and be smart. So I went to school a lot. I read a lot. I continue to learn when I don't know things. THAT is the difference. There is a chunk of people who think stupidity and refusing to learn new things = a point of pride.
What disturbes me the most is that these peoples' votes count just as much as mine does. In some cases, statistically, more.
The thing that got to me about ALL of these (including in a lot of the comments) was the spelling. Don’t Americans learn how to spell any more? And don’t pick on me, it’s depressingly obvious that these are American posts.
Oh the irony.."Any more" of what? A lot of people here trying to laugh at other people but being fools themselves in one way or another
Load More Replies...I'm so, so sorry this is happening in a time where women had autonomie over their own bodies. The government's who implement this are m*Ron's and should be involuntary c*strated....
I left Facebook in 2015. I highly recommend snipping it out of your life.
Never had an account. Not planning on it either
Load More Replies...I was so stupid when I was a kid, and I still have secondhand cringe over some of the stupid s**t I blurted. But I recognized that I was stupid, and wanted to learn things and be smart. So I went to school a lot. I read a lot. I continue to learn when I don't know things. THAT is the difference. There is a chunk of people who think stupidity and refusing to learn new things = a point of pride.
What disturbes me the most is that these peoples' votes count just as much as mine does. In some cases, statistically, more.
The thing that got to me about ALL of these (including in a lot of the comments) was the spelling. Don’t Americans learn how to spell any more? And don’t pick on me, it’s depressingly obvious that these are American posts.
Oh the irony.."Any more" of what? A lot of people here trying to laugh at other people but being fools themselves in one way or another
Load More Replies...I'm so, so sorry this is happening in a time where women had autonomie over their own bodies. The government's who implement this are m*Ron's and should be involuntary c*strated....