Fake Storm Photos Flood Social Sites: Hurricane Sandy Among Most Talked Topic on Facebook

Social sites were flooded with fake photos as Hurricane Sandy ripped across East Coast areas early Monday.

Folks on social media managed to make light of the deadly storm by posting several fake photos which left many stunned and shocked. And almost believable, if one was gullible enough.

A report said that at least 10 pictures per second with hashtag #sandy were posted on Twitter.

"There are now 10 pictures per second being posted with the hashtag #sandy - most are images of people prepping for the storm and images of scenes outdoors," Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom's spokesperson told Poynter.org.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Sandy is said to be this year's second most talked about topic on Facebook. The US users continued to exchange storm news and well-wishes around famous photo-sharing websites.

Users more frequently used words such as "stay safe" or "be safe" according to data provided by Facebook to CNN.

The news channel also reported that the other most used words were: "Prayers" or "praying" and "my friends," along with "storm," "East Coast," "power" and "winds."

Despite the serious power breakdown across northeast regions, users made sure they remained connected to social networking sites through the devices powered-by batteries.

On the other hand, millions stayed connected to Facebook to keep their families and friends posted that they survived the Super-storm.  A Facebook page for Hurricane Sandy launched on Sunday has been liked by more than 161,000, where users were sharing the latest updates related to the Superstorm.