• Internet Hoaxes

Can O2 customers get £75 after outage? Fact Check

6 years ago

Rumours are spreading online that claim phone network O2, which experienced technical difficulties resulting in around 24 hours downtime this…

  • Stay Safe Online

Watch out for the Grandchildren scam; here is how it works

6 years ago

The FTC have warned of a trending scam where crooks use the identities of grandchildren to trick elderly people into…

  • Facebook

Is Facebook censoring image of Santa and baby Jesus? Fact Check

6 years ago

Rumours online claim that Facebook has covered up an image depiction of Santa kneeling before the baby Jesus because it…

  • Facebook

Watch out for Facebook posts offering £150 Morrisons coupon

6 years ago

Facebook posts claim to offer a free £150 Morrisons coupon to Facebook users who share and comment on them. Facebook…

  • Phishing

Another very convincing “validate your information” Netflix scam is spreading

6 years ago

A very convincing Netflix email scam is doing the rounds and is likely to fool a number of recipients. The…

  • In The News

Quora breached. Change your passwords immediately.

6 years ago

Users of question-and-answer website Quora are being told to urgently change their passwords following a data breach that affected around…

  • Twitter

Did Twitter allow people to “invade” Rudy Giuliani’s tweets? Fact Check

6 years ago

A claim made by politician Rudy Giuliani asserts that social media micro-blogging platform Twitter allowed someone to "invade" his "text"…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Has “Merry Christmas” been banned in favor of “Happy Holidays”? Fact Check

6 years ago

Messages and rumours claim that the term "Merry Christmas" has been banned, in favour of a more generic and "religious…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Do illegals get $3,874 monthly compared to $1,200 social security checks? Fact Check

6 years ago

Messages claim that illegal immigrants can get up to $3,874 a month under the Federal Assistance Program, while the average…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Are cashiers stealing cashback from unaware shoppers? Fact Check

6 years ago

Warnings are circulating on social media that claim cashiers at a supermarket are covertly adding cashback requests to customer's orders…