Around 19,500 reactions, almost 9,500 comments, around 2,000 shares - and this for a lie about a stolen photo.
An image with the following statement is going viral:
Image in plain text:
We have been married for 20 years and we are very happy.
I know that no one will give us the congratulations.
Just because we have Down syndrome.
Become a part of Engel <3
Who do we see here?
These are Maryanne and Tommy Pilling, who have been married since 1995. They are the first couple with Down syndrome to get married. The photo was taken on their 20th wedding anniversary , the day they renewed their wedding vows at St Mary's Church in Shoebury. They celebrated after the service at the Freight House in Rochford with 130 guests from family and friends. They had guests from America, Enfield, Kettering and Staffordshire.
Nobody congratulates them? When 130 guests are nobody. Otherwise this statement is not true.
Above you can see their dance from church, which they also danced 20 years ago [1995-2015].
This year they will celebrate their 23rd wedding anniversary. So the photo is almost three years old.
Why do you post such a status post?
Why does a site that otherwise only shares symbols and soulful memes occasionally post such seemingly “pathetic stories”? If you look closely, you can guess: the sayings are shared and commented on much less often. The pity tour brings clicks. This is called clickbaiting Push the page with likes and shares to increase your reach. This is how good-hearted people are tricked into reacting to the site with fake stories, thus exploiting their pity.
There are so many really sad stories that definitely need a little attention.
And Maryanne and Tommy will also be happy about a “like” on their page . Without detours via made-up clickbait posts.
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