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  • Internet Hoaxes

Stop sharing this photo falsely claiming to identify Stoneman Douglas shooter

An image of a man is being circulated on social media prolifically, claiming to show a photo of the Stoneman…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Fake tweet claims Trump blocked Jennie Willoughby on Twitter

A fake Twitter account has resulted in a viral rumour that President Donald Trump had blocked Jennie Willoughby - the…

7 years ago
  • SnapChat

Watch out for scams or workarounds claiming you can revert back to old Snapchat

A set of instructions claiming to show users how to revert back to an old version of Snapchat isn't dangerous,…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Fake “Super Blue Moon” Facebook live video racks up 16 million views

After the super blue moon graced the skies over Earth over the past couple of days, it was perhaps inevitable…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Ransomware now included in the Oxford English Dictionary

Ransomware has made its way into the Oxford English Dictionary. An omen, if ever there was one, that this type…

7 years ago
  • In The News

AI fake porn videos raise serious concerns

Move over fake news. Now we have another emerging problem; AI generated fake porn. Known as "deepfake" videos, this emerging…

7 years ago
  • Facebook

Facebook will roll out major privacy setting changes for ALL users

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced this week in Brussels that the social networking site is to roll out significant changes…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Milo Yiannopoulos falls for fake news story live on air

If you think a story about a man winning a "landmark case" against the NHS forcing the health service to…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Man learns of own “death” in callous Internet scam

While the term "It's not official until it's on Facebook" may be becoming somewhat of a popular saying, for one…

7 years ago
  • Facebook

Facebook introduces “Related Articles” to tackle fake news. No more ‘Disputed’ flags.

Facebook has announced that they are changing one of the ways they tackle fake news, by removing the “Disputed” flag…

7 years ago