Hoaxes
Links to reports about all kinds of email, Internet, and social media hoaxes.
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According to a circulating social media message that features an image depicting a double banana, you will get 5 years of good luck if you repost.
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This entertaining little story supposedly exposes the foolishness and telling lack of insight displayed by our political leaders.
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Facebook RelatedHoaxesWhatsApp
Two Silly ‘Forward to Save Your Account’ WhatsApp Hoaxes Combined
by Brett M. Christensen February 6, 2019According to this widely circulated WhatsApp post, you must forward a message to your WhatsApp contact list or your account will be deleted.
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HoaxesLegend
Gang Initiation Warning Hoax – Infant Car Seat Left On Roadside
by Brett M. Christensen January 16, 2019Warning message claims that criminals in the UK are placing infant car seats containing fake babies on the sides of rural roads as a means of tricking potential victims into stopping their cars so that gang members can rape and rob them as part of a gang initiation.
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Faux Images and VideosHoaxes
Picture of Little Girl Ghost Caught on Deer Cam?
by Brett M. Christensen January 9, 2019Widely circulated image purportedly shows the ghost of a little girl in a gingham dress captured by a hidden deer cam.
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Hoaxes
‘Annakay Brown’ Make-A-Wish Foundation Charity Hoax
by Brett M. Christensen December 14, 2018Supposedly, you can help 13-year-old Annakay Brown pay for life-saving medical treatment just by sending on a message about her.
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Faux Images and VideosHoaxes
No, Five Meter Tall Human Skeletons were NOT Found in Iran
by Brett M. Christensen December 10, 2018Circulating report claims that Russian scientists have found 6 giant human skeletons while excavating a site in western Iran.
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HoaxesWhatsApp
WhatsApp ‘Red Light Will Turn Green’ Hoax Message
by Brett M. Christensen December 5, 2018According to a message that is circulating via WhatsApp, the company has decided to let the app “work without Internet” at no extra cost.
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Hoaxes
WhatsApp Blind Baby Donation Hoax Still Circulating
by Brett M. Christensen November 27, 2018According to this widely circulated message, WhatsApp will donate money to help a blind baby each time her picture is shared.