Internet Hoaxes

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“7 Dead 11 Wounded” links about ISIS spread online

A bizarre series of articles claiming that a number of people have been either killed or wounded after a "dispute…

9 years ago
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Online prank website owner interviewed

Time of San Diego recently interviewed the man responsible for a slew of Internet hoaxes. Hailing from Brazil, the prankster…

9 years ago
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3 times the Daily Mail spread an Internet hoax

Now we're not really fans of the UK's Daily Mail, known 'affectionately' by its critics as the Daily Fail. Politics…

9 years ago
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Has President Obama removed “under God” from Pledge of Allegiance?

Claims that President Obama has signed an executive order to remove the words "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance…

9 years ago
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Are “make rape legal” groups meeting on February 6th?

Rumours that a series of male groups supporting the legalisation of rape are going to be meeting across the globe…

9 years ago
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The Bohemian Kickboxer meets US Marine video. Real or fake?

A video spreading across the Internet that claims to show what happens when a Bohemian kickboxer meets a US Marine.…

9 years ago
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Does this photo show MAC Cosmetics testing on cats?

A photo that is spreading on the Internet purports to show employees of MAC Cosmetics testing their products on cats.…

9 years ago
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Be Like Bill Generator from BloBla goes viral

At the start of 2016, the latest social media meme was Be Like Bill, the straight talking (but probably a…

9 years ago
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Leslie Nielsen passes away again, according to Twitter

What have Leslie Nielsen, Tony Hart and Sherman Hemsley got in common? Answer, they both died more than once. At…

9 years ago
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The ‘Accounts are being hacked’ Facebook warning

Rumours are spreading across social media warning readers that "account are being hacked". The warning goes on to claim someone…

9 years ago