Hoaxes

Circulating report claims that Russian scientists have found 6 giant human skeletons while excavating a site in western Iran.

According to a message that is circulating via WhatsApp, the company has decided to let the app “work without Internet” at no extra cost. 

According to this widely circulated message, WhatsApp will donate money to help a blind baby each time her picture is shared.

Circulating report claims that millions of Thanksgiving turkeys have been recalled by the CDC because of concerns that they may harbour an avian virus.

Unfortunately, this message combines information about a real threat with a silly virus hoax and this has caused considerable confusion.

Message warns that a free key holder being handed out at petrol stations contains a hidden device that is being used by criminals to track the movements of potential victims.

Message warns that certain kinds of cacti can harbour large tarantula spiders that will be explosively released from the plants when they reach maturity.

In recent years, a series of would-be warnings have circulated that claim that particular food or beverage products have been contaminated with HIV infected blood.

Circulating ‘news’ report claims that archaeologists have unearthed a giant human skeleton in Bulgaria. The report features a picture depicting the skeleton with the archaeologists.