Internet Hoaxes

  • Internet Hoaxes

Is a Facebook algorithm limiting you to 26 friends in your newsfeed? Fact Check

Messages spreading on Facebook claim the website's 'new algorithm' now chooses only 25 or 26 of your Facebook friends to…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Message warns of gang crime involving crying woman knocking on your door

A warning is spreading across social media that warns readers not to open their door for a woman who is…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Did a Bath MP claim £7,456 on McVities Hob Nobs? Fact Check

Rumours that a Bath MP in the UK claimed £7,456 last year for McVitie’s Hob Nob biscuits are spreading online.…

7 years ago
  • Twitter

Trump “Dow Joans” tweet goes viral across Internet

A screenshot of a 2015 tweet where Donald Trump talks about the “Dow Joans” and claims if it falls under…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Does a video show lightning striking water? Fact Check

A video that shows a calm stretch of water exploding into violent splashing combined with an explosive boom claims to…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Message claims Dell Schanze looking to find dogs for fighting

This article has been copied to a new home. It was written in April 2013. Messages are circulating the Internet…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Will sex robots that can cook and clean be available by 2019? Fact Check

Messages are spreading online that claim technology companies will soon be releasing sex robots that can both cook and clean,…

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
  • Internet Hoaxes

Facebook hoax claims cosmic rays are coming close to Earth. Fact Check

Bizarre panicked rumours claim that “cosmic rays” are coming close to planet Earth and as a result we should power…

7 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Misattributed letter warns of the dangers of children’s app Roblox

A letter - apparently sent from Kent police to parents of children at a school - warns of the dangers…

7 years ago