I really can't believe I have to say this. I think it's pretty common sense. Or at least it should be. But. Here I am saying it again. Don't believe everything you see on social media. Not everything on the internet is true.

With the recent resurgence of the rumor that new episodes of "Friends" are coming, so continues the story that you should not believe everything you see on the internet. The post originated from what looked at first glance to be David Schwimmer's Facebook page. Given that he played Ross Gellar, it seemed to make sense that he would be one of the first ones to post it.

But, upon a deeper look, you can easily see the errors that riddle the page, making the post obviously fake. David Schwimmer's name itself is misspelled. His last name is missing an "m" on the page, making it David Schwimer. I don't think he would have misspelled his own name. His character's name is also misspelled on the page, going from Ross Gellar to Ross Gheler. Even my autocorrect knows that these things are completely wrong, so why wouldn't the man himself.

Furthermore, the page, when I checked it, only had about five thousand likes. It also didn't help that the page's only post was the poster of the supposed new season coming up.

This mentality isn't limited to the hopefulness of a few new episodes of a classic television series. In the past few months, I do not know how many posts I have seen that showed that Katy Perry or Matthew McConaghey or a slew of other celebrities were headed to live in my small town. Again, harmless enough.

Once you apply this to more important things like healthcare, the presidency, our leaders, and things that will impact our daily lives, it becomes even more important to be a little more wary of what we read on the internet. In some cases, it could become, quite literally, a matter of life or death. Unfortunately, people's digital literacy skills are not up to snuff.

Digital literacy is important to everyone. People need to be able to look at a piece online and determine for themselves if it is true or not. Falling so easily for things like a "Friends" reunion may not have implications other than having to go back and delete your post about it, but falling for other things could mean that you are incorrectly educated about how proposed new healthcare systems could impact your life on a daily basis. Take just a moment to think about what you read online next time you go to repost something, especially on social media. It may, in fact, be fake.