Internet Hoaxes

  • Facebook

Do you need to pay £5.99 to keep your Facebook account private?

A message is spreading across Facebook that claims the social networking site is introducing a £5.99 entry price whereby Facebook…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Will a UK research vessel be called Boaty McBoatface?

Will the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) be naming their new research vessel 'Boaty McBoatface', as per a public…

9 years ago
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Facebook finds image of amputee veteran offensive? Fact Check

A message claims that Facebook finds an image of a saluting amputee veteran "offensive". The message implores readers to share…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Did a man accidentally delete his company with one line of code?

The story of a man who accidentally deleted his entire company due to a mistake in one line of code…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Britain First post popular myth HOURS after we debunked it

UK far right party Britain First have shared a popular hoax only hours after we re-posted a link debunking it…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

6 social media hoaxes that will never go away

There is predictability in the world of hoaxes and hearsay. It’s almost comforting in a strange yet still utterly infuriating…

9 years ago
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CELEBRITY has this to say about residents of TOWN hoaxes spread

The fake news industry is at it again with a brand new wave of fake news stories designed to trick…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

The best Internet April Fools Jokes 2016

It's that time of the year again - April Fools! This is like our Christmas. It's that one day of…

9 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Is Tesco really dropping Easter packaging from 2017?

A graphic apparently from Tesco supermarket is spreading across social media that purports the supermarket will no longer be selling…

9 years ago
  • Facebook

Is Facebook really removing that image for being offensive?

Have you ever seen an image on Facebook of something seemingly innocent or harmless, but where the caption implored you…

9 years ago