Tuesday, October 26, 2010

BOB IS FAKE AT BEST

We’re going to take a look at an old/fake blog, Bob Knows Best. It will give you an even better idea of how these fake blogs operate and you can also compare Bob’s blog to the other two I wrote about.

Let’s see, Bob started his blog in September of 2009 and he has a total of 7 posts. Looking at the dates of these posts you can see that his first post,
Dumb a form of government in which the worst persons are in power, is dated February 1st, and listed under his February 2009 archives. However, according to the RSS Feed it’s actually February 10th, but not 2009! It’s really 2010! Now, why would Bob write a post in February of 2010 but make it look like he posted it in 2009? Your guess is as good as mine. It’s safe to assume, though, that he manipulated his post dates, which is common practice among the old/fake bogs, and, as I showed you, in the newer ones, like Grandma ZaZa and Conservative16, as well.

But before I get into more of his posts, I have to tell you about his profile! Bob states this in his “About Me”:

Being the proud father of three wonderful sons, I cannot pass up the opportunity to brag on them. My oldest son is presently serving in Iraq, and I am extremely proud of him.. I have a pretty strong personality. People are either drawn to it, or turned off by it. As the youngest of three brothers; I adapt well to many situations and environments, I play well with others, and can be the life of the party. I love people and life. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason, and what goes around comes around. I think I'm a very good judge of character, and I only surround myself with people I like. I do hold grudges. I forgive but don’t forget. I'm both a lover and a fighter. There is more to me than meets the eye. I love cuddling and kissing, rainstorms, Pizza, sausage, and corona beer. I love staying up late and sleeping in late, and I like my music loud! The greatest gift in life is to love and be loved in return.

Hmm, that profile sounds a lot like this profile:

I have a pretty strong personality. People are either drawn to it, or turned off by it. As the youngest of three brothers; I adapt well to many situations and environments, I play well with others, and can be the life of the party. I love people and life. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason, and what goes around comes around. I think I'm a very good judge of character, and I only surround myself with people of good nature. I don't hold grudges. I forgive and forget. I'm a lover not a fighter. There is more to me than meets the eye. I love acting stupid with my friends. I love cuddling. I love kissing. I miss rainstorms. I love sausage pizza and corona. I love staying up late and sleeping in late, and I like my music loud! The greatest gift is to love and be loved in return. All you need is love! Inspire others and be inspired.

The latter profile is from a
Jordan Shannon (near bottom of page), who happens to be a homosexual and I’m fairly certain he does not have son in Iraq as Mr. Shannon is only 30 years old himself (to have a son at least 18 yrs old, Jordan would have to have been a father at 12; possible, but not probable!) So, either Bob is Jordan Shannon masquerading as Bob, or Bob stole Jordan Shannon’s profile because Bob was setting up a fake blog where he plagiarizes other’s work and needed a profile really fast and what better way to get one than Google for it! I’m betting on the latter.

Okay, onto Bob’s 2nd & 3rd posts. From what I can tell they aren’t plagiarized, and without proof I can't accuse him. I did find, though, that Bob changed the dates, yet again. His
You Lied post reads it was posted on Sept 7th, but in the RSS Feed, it was posted on Sept 27th. His post titled Comrade Barry does what he does best he talks and does nothing is dated Sept 25th, but again, the RSS Feed states it was posted Sept 27th. Now his 4th post, also from September, is plagiarized and its date is also changed from the RSS Feed date of Sept 28th to the post date of Sept 26th. As I said, it is plagiarized...wait for it... from Yahoo Answers! Now, Bob can always say he posted that question, but we’re beginning to see that Bob doesn’t always know best because he manipulated his post dates and he lifted someone else’s profile and used it as his own.

Bob’s post,
I have two words regarding Sharpton’s credibility, None and Nada, says it was posted Oct 14th, but again it was really posted Oct 16th. I have two words, was plagiarized. Yep, Bob lifted it from Politico’s comment section; comment #562 by Casa de Cinco Chihua and comment #566 by TMR.
Is Obama Taking Us On Path To Socialism was taken from Herb Denenberg of The Bulletin. I’ll just bet Herb will like the flattery! Oh, and this post’s date was changed to read Oct 24th when the RSS Feed date reads Oct 26th.

So, there you have it, 3 out of 7 posts are plagiarized, along with Bob’s profile. Oh and he lives in New York, and has a kid in the Military. Also when you view the favorites in the profiles, notice the use of the (*) and the (#). Keep those tidbits in mind for the next blog.


6 comments:

  1. The photo "Bob" uses is that of actor Chris Evans. It is not "Bob's" photo. Why would such a "sincere" blogger who tells us honestly who he is and how proud he is of his son serving in Iraq, use someone else's photo as his own? He could leave it blank or use a picture of an inanimate object.'

    This new fake blog follows the same pattern as the other blog. Plagiarized material and made up profiles and images.

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  2. This is Sort of Sad. I Wish I Knew Why he does it. I don't know what else to say Except that Reading this Blog has made me Feel Sad.

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  3. Lista: I don't find it sad anymore. After researching over 90 blogs, I am beyond sad and mad—I’m indifferent now.

    Suffice to say that this person has "issues", and the more blogs that are exposed the more you will see it too.

    You ask "why"? This is my "theory": His REAL blog wasn't doing well, so he made up BOGUS blogs and they followed his real blog to make appear the real one was doing well. Then he used the bogus blogs to leave comments on other blogs, like mine, where I permit Liberals. He didn't like that, so he attacked me using the bogus blogs, while HE was nice to me using his REAL blog!

    It’s a complicated scheme but it worked until he got greedy and set up the “Just Sue” bogus blog where he stole the identity of a REAL person! That’s when the investigation really got underway and I started to dig deeper and found over 90 bogus blogs, not counting the 31 that are shut down! Plus the new ones that are starting up! This person has a problem! I mean is this an addiction or something?

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  4. Ok, I'm a Little Surprised at myself for saying this, yet it's just that we are Instructed in the Bible to Love and that means that we are even to Love Our Enemies and when I say this, I do not Mean that People Like this Should not be Exposed, for they most Certainly should be, yet what I have found in my Own Life is that Sadness is Better than Anger because Sadness is a Form of Love and by that I mean that I feel Bad for this Person who has all these "Issues". It's Too Bad and the Minute I Stop Thinking that It's Too Bad is the Minute that I Cease to Care and Cease to Love and that is Why I am not at all Ashamed to Tell you that this Makes me Feel Incredibly Sad.

    This May not just be One Person. It may be a Trend. Just as there are many Alcoholics, Perhaps there are also at the very least several Bogus Blog-oholics. It could also be a Game Now, that is a Competition between you guys and him or them and he is Trying to Out Smart You. He is Probably Reading this and Laughing at us because we are Trying to Figure him Out.

    I think we should Pray for him. I don’t Know of much else we can do that will have any Real Affect on his Heart. He/She/They Obviously have Issues and God is the Only One who can Bring Healing to those Issues.

    Another Thought is a Person who is Bored and Likes to Experiment and see how People will Respond if this, or if that, and what Better Way to Experiment and Mess with People, than to be Several Different People and Watch to See how People React to the Various Different Personalities. How ever you React to him, he Probably Finds it Quite Amusing.

    I Wouldn’t Automatically Assume, though, that there is Only One. I guess it could be all One Guy, but there might also be More than One and I don’t know how you would ever be able to Tell.

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  5. Lista: I would never tell anyone else how to feel. I can honestly tell you that I don’t feel anger and I most definitely don’t want revenge. If I wanted that, I would’ve revealed the huge piece of information I found the other day which could very well push this person over the edge, but that’s not my intention. I just want these bogus blogs to STOP and I want the old ones shut down. I don’t want the person to shut down the real blog, but I do want this person to STOP stealing other’s intellectual work.

    If this person were to do the right thing and shut them down, I might be able to feel something positive, but right now, since I am privy to so much information and so many facts, I can only feel it’s my duty to expose these bogus blogs, because they are UNETHICAL and the person who set them up, and continues to set them up, is ACTING unethical.

    I used to think it was more than one person, but that would mean there was a “bogus blog 101”, or something, because there are way too many “patterns”. I’m not sure if this person is “laughing”. This person is full of anger, hatred and jealously. THAT is sad to me because life is way too short to be so consumed with emotions that will eat you alive.

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  6. Hi Pamela,
    I'm sorry if I Appeared to be Telling People how to Feel. In Reality, I'm just as much Telling myself how to Feel, or at Least what I should Strive for. It is Harder sometimes to Feel the Sadness, rather than the Anger, yet I've Concluded that that is the Better of the Two Emotions.

    I was just Recently Taken Advantage of by a Manipulator, so I can Relate to what you said about this Guy Mistreating you, Using one Blog and Persona, while being Nice to you, Using another. That's Manipulative and Mean. My Story is Different than yours and does not Involve some one who Plagiarizes, but the Tare Down and then Comfort Pattern Sounds like it Might be Similar to yours.

    I was Thinking about that and Wondering if that is Part of the Reason behind the Why. What if he's a Predator? Some of the Blogs that don't have that Many Comments are Really no Big Deal to him because it's just Like Fishing and Waiting there Patiently until he Catches a Fish. One Fish may be all he wants if he's a Predator. In my Book, What I'm Talking about now is even Worse than Plagiarism. I'm just Speculating, though. I don't Really Know what his Motives Actually are. I can Only Guess.

    I don't Know How you are going to Get him to Stop, Pam. I'm hoping that you have more Ideas than I do because I have no Clue. He could even be Setting Up Extra Blogs as Decoys to Distract you while being more Careful how he Behaves on the Blogs that Matter to him.

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