Fever Of Hoaxes, Superstitions Deluge Cave Rescue Frenzy

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Family of one of the 13 people missing in Tham Luang Nang Non Cave lay offerings to local spirits on Monday in Chiang Ria province.

 

BANGKOK — The authorities on Thursday said they have not yet found the dozen young footballers and their coach who went missing inside a cave nearly a week ago, contrary to rumors on social media.

 

As the search operation has become the national monotopic and a source of interest abroad, it’s invited the kind of rampant misinformation that has come to characterize the online world. While the effort has attracted the thoughts and prayers if millions, it has also inspired expression of powerful superstition and virtual hoaxes.

 

Full story:  http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/06/28/fever-of-hoaxes-superstitions-deluge-cave-rescue-frenzy/

 

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No harm done. 

“many netizens believe the footballers and their coach are now victims of a malevolent curse, something reported soberly by most domestic media.

 

“Goosebumps! Mysterious story of the Tham Luang Curse is revealed. Be frightened by the mystery of the Mt. Nang Non Goddess!” proclaimed a Wednesday headline from TNews.”

 

That’s not reporting “soberly”. 

Edited June 29, 20188 yr by Bluespunk
Missed out a word

When is the pope going to throw in his 50p worth.

5 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

“many netizens believe the footballers and their coach are now victims of a malevolent curse, something reported soberly by most domestic media.

 

“Goosebumps! Mysterious story of the Tham Luang Curse is revealed. Be frightened by the mystery of the Mt. Nang Non Goddess!” proclaimed a Wednesday headline from TNews.”

 

That’s not “soberly”. 

If it wasn't so sad...

People are regularly lynched as a result of similar cobblers elsewhere... ?

Edited June 29, 20188 yr by evadgib

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In one tweet which soon went viral and drew ridicule, a woman in Chonburi said she heard from her father – who allegedly serves in the navy – that an aircraft carrier was about to depart Sattahip for the cave.

 

They walk among us.

Edited June 29, 20188 yr by Darcula

6 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

They walk among us.

And sometimes they vote.

I saw on the news this morning that there are 1000 people working on the rescue! So many people! They can all go home now though as the spirits and prayers have got this one. 

I saw on the news this morning that there are 1000 people working on the rescue! So many people! They can all go home now though as the spirits and prayers have got this one. 

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

“many netizens believe the footballers and their coach are now victims of a malevolent curse, something reported soberly by most domestic media.

 

“Goosebumps! Mysterious story of the Tham Luang Curse is revealed. Be frightened by the mystery of the Mt. Nang Non Goddess!” proclaimed a Wednesday headline from TNews.”

 

That’s not reporting “soberly”. 

 

It's a sad reflection on the nature of many people that when they stop feeling in control, superstitious mumbo-jumbo and spirits in the sky fill the void left where common sense used to live.

 

The only malevolent curse at work here was the stupidity curse. There's a reason why Buddhism and other animistic religions appeal so strongly to unintelligent and uneducated populations, who distort them because following them properly is too hard.

1 hour ago, Darcula said:

 

They walk among us.

Probably after visitations from ET's

Seriously though, this is some of the stuff floating around. Even my wife spoke, this morning,  of the ghosts living in those caves.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/spirit-of-mythical-princess-looms-over-thai-cave-crisis/2018/06/27/7feaa5a4-79f6-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923_story.html?utm_term=.86d537958f70