The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Viral photo of Ferguson protester doesn't withstand close scrutiny In the wake of several high-profile confrontations between white police officers and unarmed African-Americans recently, social media has become a major source of accusations, arguments -- and hoaxes. Recently, a reader sent us a photo that has been circulating on social media, showing an African-American protester standing in front of a fire station and holding up a hand-lettered sign that reads, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." The sign is an obvious reference to the death of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo., ...