Internet Hoaxes

  • Internet Hoaxes

Did Obama put his hand on Melania Trump’s backside? Fact Check

A photo is circulating social media that appears to show President Barack Obama putting his hand on the backside of…

8 years ago
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Does H.R. 193 mean United States is pulling out of UN? FACT CHECK

Rumours are spreading that the bill H.R. 193 – dubbed the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017 – is being…

8 years ago
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Did Donald Trump have the most watched inauguration in US history?

Updated on January 28th to reflect CNN "gigapixel" photo. An argument has sparked online about whether or not President Donald…

8 years ago
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Did Trump plagiarise inaugural speech from Avatar movie? FACT CHECK

More rumours are spreading online that claim Donald Trump plagiarised his inaugural speech from various movies, this one purporting parts…

8 years ago
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Did Trump plagiarise inaugural speech from Bee Movie? FACT CHECK

Rumours are spreading online that President Donald Trump plagiarised a part of the 2007 movie "Bee Movie" during his inaugural…

8 years ago
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6 Internet hoaxes that will NOT go away

Most hoaxes come and go. While others come and go, come and go and come and go. Stuck in a…

8 years ago
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The 5 most absurd hoaxes in 2016 that people believed

Continuing our look back at 2016, here we list the 5 hoaxes that we consider the most ridiculous, absurd and…

8 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

3 social media witch hunts in 2016 that went very wrong

Pitchforks and torches may be a thing of the past, but witch hunts over cyberspace are still thriving. The baying…

8 years ago
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Pizza Hut in Alabama target of “trial by Facebook” accusations

A Pizza Hunt in Huntsville, Alabama, was the target of a social media campaign asserting that the franchise store was…

8 years ago
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Has science really dubbed “Blue Monday” the most depressing day?

For the last handful of years, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere may have heard of a day called…

8 years ago