Does magic happen three seconds after you "hit like and share" a dramatic image of an Australian windstorm? No, that's not true: Unless you consider the routine sharing of a post on Facebook as magical, as that is all that happens.
The fake magic began spreading with a post (archived here) published way back in the old days on July 23, 2012 and it is still blowing in the winds of social media. It opened:
hit like and share Wait 3 seconds and watch the magic (smiley face)
This is what social media users see:
Lead Stories tested the post to confirm our initial conclusion that there was no magic that would happen 3 seconds after we shared. Sadly, nothing happened.
A reverse image search of the dramatic photo revealed the image shows an incredible dust storm moving over Griffith, NSW, Australia, in November 2002.
