Internet Hoaxes

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Some of the most bizarre conspiracies that spread about the Notre Dame fire

Conspiracy theorists will jump onto almost any incident that garners global coverage to push their baseless narratives and to try…

6 years ago
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Photo shows hotel sign refusing to serve military personnel – Fact Check

A photo claims to show a sign the management at a hotel put up that stated they were no longer…

6 years ago
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Hoax that asks users to change DOB to 2007 goes viral on Twitter

A hoax on Twitter is tricking people into locking themselves out of their own accounts by luring claiming there is…

6 years ago
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Social media posts outlines 26 points of the Lisbon Treaty – Fact Check

In the midst of the UK's exit from the European Union, dubbed Brexit, an apparent summary of what the Lisbon…

6 years ago
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Does a video show a 50 foot anaconda in river in Brazil? Fact Check

A video claims to show a 50 foot anaconda swimming in a river. According to many versions of the video,…

6 years ago
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Did police warn about Fentanyl overdose from shopping cart handles? Fact Check

A warning urges readers to use hand wipes on shopping carts in places such as Wal-Mart because of the risk…

6 years ago
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Does photo show adult Muslim man marrying a child? Fact Check

A photo is circulating across social media that purports to show an adult Muslim man marrying a child. In the…

6 years ago
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Did a vlogger have a video camera surgically put into his arm? Fact Check

Rumours online claim that a popular YouTube blogger had a video camera surgically placed into his forearm. The same rumour…

6 years ago
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Facebook outage causes “servers very busy lately” hoax to spread

The outage that affected both Facebook and Instagram during March 2019 has caused an old hoax to resurface claiming that…

6 years ago
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Warnings about Lithuania gangs placing GPS devices on motorcycles – Fact Check

A warning is spreading online that claims a gang from Lithuania are placing trackers on high end motorcycles in order…

6 years ago