This morning, @CraigSilverman released a story about fake tweets claiming people were beaten up at Black Panther showings. We're going to break down, step by step, how to check tweets for accuracy. buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman…
This tweet from Miami Marino, shown in the Buzzfeed story, says he and his wife were assaulted at a Black Panther showing. 
On pretty much any image on the web, you can do a reverse search. It’s the quickest way to find out more. Google outlines four ways to do this with Chrome. google.com/intl/es419/ins…
You can also use a site like TinEye. tineye.com
You can also use a site like TinEye. tineye.com
Reverse image search brings up web results of images that appear like the one you are searching for. If it’s an exact match, results will be listed below.
Results for that Miami Marino image here: google.com/search?tbs=sbi…
Results for that Miami Marino image here: google.com/search?tbs=sbi…
The photo of a woman with a black eye is actually Rob Porter’s ex-wife, and is from 2005. It's not a woman attacked during a Black Panther showing. chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ste…
With videos, you can’t reverse image search. However you can screengrab and search that, but with some of these fake Black Panther tweets it was even easier than that. 
When you use another user’s video in Twitter, the platform credits the original uploader (this doesn’t work if they downloaded a video and re-uploaded it, though). In this case you can see the video is from an account (@mongmoom) that belongs to a kpop singer 
Prior memes or popular posts also pop up. This fake Black Panther tweet used a photo of Walking Dead's Steven Yeun posted by makeup artist Greg Nicotero on Instagram: instagram.com/p/BMAid4aAtJI/
He’s also clearly sitting in a makeup studio based on what’s in the background.
He’s also clearly sitting in a makeup studio based on what’s in the background.
That Steven Yeun image used in a fake Black Panther post was also used in an anti-marijuana post in 2016. twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
Trolls often also prop each other up. This user posted photos that are actually of Christy Mack and
Rihanna. Look at their profile and they’ve RTed other known fake posts.
Rihanna. Look at their profile and they’ve RTed other known fake posts.
3 things you can do next time you encounter an image that’s questionable:
• Look at the user’s profile. Do they look trustworthy based on other tweets?
• Do a reverse image search
• Look past the main image. What’s in the background? Does it match up with the post?
• Look at the user’s profile. Do they look trustworthy based on other tweets?
• Do a reverse image search
• Look past the main image. What’s in the background? Does it match up with the post?
Lots of folks were already out debunking these posts as they popped up and many have since been deleted
The fake Black Panther posts have also angered other fans of the movie:
The fake Black Panther posts have also angered other fans of the movie:
