Examples of viral Facebook status updates posted Sunday, Dec. 5:

PLEASE READ!! So apparently the whole change your profile pic to a cartoon character was created by a group of pedophiles (child molesters). If children see pics of cartoon characters they are more inclined to add them as a friend. This is a method pedophiles are using to gain access to children. The story is supposed ...to air on CNN tonight! No good deed goes unpunished.. if your pic is a cartoon.. change

Did everone hear about the group asking everyone to change their profile picture to their favourite cartoon characters is actually a group of pedophiles. They're doing it because kids will accept their friend requests faster if they see a cartoon picture. It has nothing to do with supporting a child violence, it was on tonight's news, please copy and paste

IMPORTANT!!! people change your profile pics back to YOU cuz the group that told us all to change our pics to our fav cartoon characters were a group of pedophiles.They're doing it because kids will accept their requests faster if they see a cartoon pic, it's got nothing to do with supporting child violence. [check...... the news tonight... & pass it on