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This article talks about the internet memes in cyberspace today. Cyberspace has been full of spammers. It is hard for internet users to classify the truthfulness of objects and subjects. Facebook and Tweeter were two major websites where spammers would visit. When users visit these websites, they often are tempted to open up the new messages. However, most of these messages are created by spammers. Memes became a dangerous issue to internet users. Since computers are used to make transactions, it is unpredictable of where money was delivered to. If users happen to give response to a false message, viruses might make computer crash. In the article, the professor did an experiment about internet memes. He used twitter to measure the number of people who would visit a false meme. Participants will click on the “truthy” button. I think it is a good way of examining the knowledge of security in cyberspace people have. However, I do not think it is appropriate to be used in politics. The November congression election is an important election, so government should reduce false numbers to the lowest possible. The method of the “truthy” button still needs maintainents.