Misleading

This enduring and entertaining tale supposedly outlines the origins of California’s prestigious Stanford University. However, while core elements in the tale are more or less factual, as a whole it strays a long way from the truth.

This beautiful, albeit clearly photoshopped, image circulates via social media websites, blogs, and online forums. It is usually touted as an example of “beautiful nature”, “our wonderful world” or similar.

Circulating message questions the mystery of a modern astronaut figure carved onto the wall of a centuries old cathedral in Salamanca, Spain.

Circulating message claims that an attached picture shows a monkey saving a small puppy from a factory explosion in China.

Circulating message featuring an image of a shining golden horse suggests that it may be the most beautiful horse in the world and lives in Turkey.

Description accompanying a series of photographs of a spectacular ice formation claims that the images show a giant wave that froze instantly as the wave broke.

Widely circulated message recommends covering burns with plain flour as a first aid treatment and claims that the ‘miraculous’ remedy will stop the burn from blistering.

Message claims that an indoor plant that is commonly kept in homes and offices is so poisonous that it can kill a child in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes

According to a post that is currently circulating on Facebook you can use the SOS feature included with Apple iPhones to “send a ping to the nearest police station”. The post claims that after you swipe SOS and your GPS sends the ping, a police officer will be dispatched immediately to your exact location.