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Isnt it always a mistake when your story starts with This happened to a _____ of a ______?
A friend of a friend?
An ex of my cousin?
And a friend of my sister?Glen Powellcan now confirm this: not a reliable source.
In it, the sisters friend goes on a date with a guy and goes back to his place.
He asks if she wants a massage, and she agrees.
Everything just feels odd,Powellsays.
Shes like,I gotta get out of here.
Its a little weird, hes like, kindly dont leave.
Yep, guy was acannibal; the police go to his apartment and find several bodies.
Or, at least, thats the story.
Turns out it is a piece of known internet misinformation.
Snopes evenhas a pagedeclaring it FALSE with big red stop sign.
Powell acknowledged his contribution to the spread of misinformation on Twitter June 10.
Props to my little sisters friend who told her this dating story …he wrote.
Ive been telling this for years.
Im questioning my whole life now … False alarm.
Back rubs are back.
