Dylan Melvin

Looking at some lesser-known social media personalities, but still is active today, one that I came across is Matt Haviland, a contributor to online platforms such as All Pro Dad and Pictelate. He’s not a regular name online, but his work and credentials spans across parenting, digital culture, and obscure social media trends. His writing often explores the psychological and social implications of online behavior, especially among teens. Seeing how much that Matt has achieved, shows that he takes clarity, purpose, and persistence to show his work, and is a prime example of why having a massive following to craft your own voice and building a blog that is deeply influential.

Here is Matt's All Pro Dad article page that shows his detail:

Looking online, I discovered that this image listed for virality, and this could have been an elaborate art project, or even if the tortoise is in fact real, and with a fact-check through Snopes, it is a realistic looking tortoise, but it occurs that this is actually a prop from a Japanese monster movie, though it is frequently mistaken as a tortoise that is at 529 years old and was caught in the Amazon River, well known for habiting the largest tortoises in the world, but the big giveaway is its appearance, from the spiked shell and long fangs.

This was in the Snopes page about the tortoise represented in the original images and the similarities and differences between the two.

Week 2 Assignment: Process of Fact Checking

Looking at this clip, even though it was through a Facebook post, it's not a news source not fully verified by Facebook itself, and only made known through official news sites, like ABC and CBS.

I think that, while Governor Pritzker did make his claim and that President Trump did deploy National Guard troops to L.A. and Washington, his words regarding it preventing 2026 fair elections is purely speculative, but it just sounds like a concern to bring his interpretation to gain more attention and leverage.