“One of the gems downtown was the San Francisco Shopping Center."

Happening in DemocRat controlled California  -- “One of the gems downtown was the San Francisco Shopping Center. That’s in foreclosure. Nordstrom, they’re gone. That mall underwent so much criminal activity, smash and grab. The theaters are closed. Most of the shops are gone,” says Peter Fatooh, president of San Francisco Property Tax Appeals.--- https://www.facebook.com/reel/354408927059922

That's nonsense.

Yup, they found the one guy.....one guy that would bag on it.  Apparently the mall is still doing pretty well, with plenty of foot traffic.  There are 86 stores/food places there, including Bloomingdales, Rolex and even Sephora, which according to the video was gone. Nope, still there.   

Most of the problems with the mall that the video portrayed happened in June 2023 when Nordstrom's left.  Looks like they are still doing good business by Union Square. 

You've probably seen it, that one of the most popular conservitard memes has been to "show" what an awful place this or that liberal city is. Take a picture of a homeless guy sleeping in an alley and it's proof of a rampant homeless problem. Take another picture of a trash barrel and...you get the idea.

For whatever reason, San Francisco is a frequent target of David's bleating. He recently posted pictures of how awful SF supposedly is. Except...the pictures were of a city that isn't even in North America.

Likewise, Nordstrom may have left, but so what? Downtown SF is still busy and vibrant. It's a beautiful city that people like David can't live in, so they throw rocks at it.

Our local newspaper has a weekly section (two full pages) titled "What Didn't Happen."  Rumors, stories that made publications (anywhere) etc. are thoroughly vetted by the newspaper staff and when found to be false, hoaxes, etc. corrected, explained where/how they originated, and so on.  Unsurprisingly, most came via social media, twisted for effect.  Some are just flat made up, again, for nefarious purposes.  Kudos to my local paper for doing this.  It is pretty eye-opening what some people will do to rile folks up.  You can't know what to believe if you get your information Facebook and other social media.

Candy

"It is pretty eye-opening what some people will do to rile folks up.  You can't know what to believe if you get your information Facebook and other social media."

These last two sentences are pure gold, Candy.   Totally agree with it. 

 Is "what you get from Facebook and other social media" really any different from what you get (and have gotten) from CNN ,MSNBC and the other lying media outlets?  

If you even have to ask that question...plus, you label all legitimate news sources as "lying"...you're way too far down the rabbit hole to ever get out.

Unbelievable that they can publish something like this without being flooded with angry emails and phone calls, getting their offices firebombed, etc. Or maybe they do!

When people latch onto nonsense, whether it originated on social media or elsewhere, they usually deploy a defense mechanism whereby they are prepared to vehemently deny anything that contradicts that nonsense--plus, they usually violently attack the source of the contradiction. Just try telling Uncle Ferd at the next family gathering that the 2020 election was fair, and he's liable to call you an ignorant skank who's destroying America. Even if--especially if--he seemed so quiet and reserved before.

I do disagree with your last two sentences to some extent. You DO know what to believe if you're smarter than an eggplant. It's just that believing the patently nonsensical has somehow become acceptable.