Special Features
Links to occasional feature articles and pertinent news reports.
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Health HoaxesHoaxesSpecial Features
HIV Food and Drink Contamination Hoaxes Continue
by Brett M. Christensen November 10, 2018In 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.
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Facebook RelatedFacebook ScamsPhishing ScamsScamsSpecial Features
How to Recognise and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
by Brett M. Christensen November 2, 2018Phishing scammers want to take control of your Facebook account. Here’s what you need to know to avoid getting caught by Facebook phishing scams.
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Article circulating online and via email tells the horrifying story of an experiment conducted by Russian researchers during the 1940s in which five prisoners were kept awake in a sealed environment for 15 days.
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Special Features
Hunting Family Posing With Dead Elephant Picture
by Brett M. Christensen July 22, 2018Circulating protest message features an image of a dead elephant, still with food in its mouth, with a family of hunters posing behind the body.
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Hoax-Slayer Email Updates are Being Replaced with a New Newsletter
by Brett M. Christensen May 28, 2018Have you been receiving email updates from Hoax-Slayer when new articles are posted? If so, please note that these email updates are being replaced with a brand new Hoax-Slayer Weekly Newsletter. Click to read more.
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MisleadingSpecial Features
Fake Pothole Speed Control Device Photographs
by Brett M. Christensen May 21, 2018Message claims that attached photographs show a new speed control tactic that consists of laying very realistic looking fake pothole stickers on the roadway.
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Special Features
Hoax-Slayer Has a Brand New Weekly Email Newsletter!
by Brett M. Christensen May 16, 2018The newsletter will feature articles from Hoax-Slayer and other interesting and relevant websites. It will help you stay informed about current Internet scams and hoaxes, important computer security issues, and related tech topics.
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Special Features
Picture Of Baby Holding Gun to Mouth While on Mother’s Lap
by Brett M. Christensen February 12, 2018A viral Facebook message, which features an image depicting a baby mouthing a handgun while laying on his or her mother’s lap, asks people to share the picture in the hope that the mother can be exposed and dealt with by the police.
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Special Features
The Tale of Pastor Jeremiah Steepek and the Homeless Man
by Brett M. Christensen November 22, 2017Circulating message tells the tale of a newly appointed pastor who posed as a homeless man before meeting his congregation for the first time.