The Alefantis Facebook Messenger video is fake and you can verify it yourself very easily. Here is how. (pizzagate)

submitted ago by Throwaway24398021

Earlier, someone posted a link to a video where they reproduce a fake messenger conversation with Alefantis.

Here's the thing. Above the Facebook chat box, there are a few icons. When you message someone on Facebook who isn't your friend, the video and audio icons are greyed out, because you can't video call or audio call people who aren't your friends. The icons look like they look in the "faking" video. In the "verification" video, guess what? The icons are not greyed out. For some reason, he can start a video or audio call with this guy who is not his friend (and clearly has pretty high privacy settings).

Try it out yourself. Open a chat box with a friend and a stranger on Facebook. Notice the difference.

He's edited a chat he had with a friend using the method described in the video. He's taking you for a ride. Don't fall for it.

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BlueTesla ago

Nice job, i should have seen this earlier but couldn't watch the video at work. That just about does it, this one is debunked. edit: tested this on my phone, you're actually wrong. Once somebody has accepted your message request you can call them. Even without being friends. Try it. I will post a screebshot when i get to my pc.

Millennial_Falcon ago

Okie dokie. Flairing OP as debunked!

creep ago

I don't see how a call for skepticism should be tagged as "debunked". We should all be skeptical because the "evidence" is all flimsy at best. All we have to go on is the video guy's word. And the fact he is selling merchandise, and even shills it at the end of his video should be a massive red flag.

Millennial_Falcon ago

It's not a general call for skepticism. It's a specific claim, which has been disproven.

creep ago

But surely you can see how this might look on the front page?

  1. Joe Lurker sees original Threat Video at the top of the page with no flair, assumes it's real.
  2. Joe Lurker sees this skeptical post on the front page with "debunked" flair, assumes Threat Video has been proven to be true.

Investigate1999 ago

People should probably just repost another sceptical post. It doesn't have to be this post.

Sentastixc ago

Yeah, flair the original accuracy in question, maybe? What do you think @Millenial_Falcon