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Does image show Obama meeting Iranian president Hassan Rouhani? Fact Check

An image claims to show President Obama shaking hands with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. FALSE The image is fake, and…

9 years ago
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Jeep Cherokee gets hacked, allowing remote access

Fiat Chrysler are recalling 1.4 million vehicles for a software update after hackers were able to take control of a…

9 years ago
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Did the ultimate video bomb occur during a SKY news report?

SKY correspondent Ashish Joshi was giving a relatively standard news report in front of Westminster about David Cameron's NHS reform…

9 years ago
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First man convicted in UK under “revenge porn” laws

A man from Romford in the UK has been the first person in country to be convicted under the UK's…

9 years ago
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A criminal and an iPhone don’t mix well together in LA

What is the stupidest thing you can do when you steal someone's iPhone? Daft criminals and technology have had a…

9 years ago
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Spam emails levels drop under 50%, Symantec report show

A recent report by security firm Symantec has revealed spam email levels have dropped to levels not recorded since way…

9 years ago
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More users getting news from social media websites, survey reveals

Good news for the purveyors of fake "satire" news this week, as a recent study shows that an increasingly large…

9 years ago
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Did a fake Bloomberg report cause Twitter stock to spike?

A fake article published on a spoof Bloomberg website claiming that Twitter have been offered a buy-out sum amounting to…

9 years ago
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Australian woman arrested for posting “bad words” on Facebook

An Australian woman has been arrested and incarcerated after posting "bad words" onto her Facebook account in the United Arab…

9 years ago
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Woman legally changes name to reclaim Facebook account.

It may be a worrying reflection highlighting the extent of how important our Facebook accounts have become to us, but…

9 years ago