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Circulating message claims that consumers can identify what country a product was manufactured in by analyzing the first 3 digits of the product's barcode.

Message purporting to be from a cardiac specialist claims that drinking water at specified times of the day can help activate organs, aid digestion, lower blood pressure and stop people from suffering strokes or heart attacks.

My mum always told me that having a glass of warm milk before bed would help me sleep. So have innumerable magazines, books, and websites. And, even some reputable medical publications.

According to a message that circulates via WhatsApp, SMS, and social media websites, opening a picture of Donald Trump suffering from a stroke will destroy all of the information on your phone and computer. 

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Circulating message claims that consumers can tell the chemical makeup of tube contents just by checking the colour of a small square at the bottom of the packaging. A newer variant focuses on toothpaste tubes.

This email, which purports to be from container shipping company Maersk Line, claims that you can open an attached file to view original shipping documents supposedly related to a consignment that is being shipped to you.  

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.

Message warns people not to use fingernails to scratch off the coating on scratch tickets because the coating contains a substance called "Silver Nitro oxide" that can cause skin cancer.

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.

Sadly, you can just about guarantee that a new celebrity death hoax will appear on one of your social media feeds every few weeks.

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

Message circulating via email and the blogosphere warns that Monster Energy Drinks claw "M" logo is actually made up of the Hebrew letter vav repeated three times to make the number 666 and is, therefore, the mark of Satan.

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

Brief emails claiming that you have messages waiting and can click to view the notifications are currently hitting inboxes. 

Circulating message featuring a photograph of a gigantic human skeleton laid out in a city plaza claims that the image shows the body of Ghatotkacha, a character from an ancient Indian epic.

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.

This message, which is distributed via email, claims that you have won £1,992,347 in the "Big Big British National Lotto". Supposedly, your email address was chosen as a winner in a free ticket draw.

According to a report that has been making its way around the Internet since August 2015, archaeologists working in Western Australia have unearthed the remains of an 11th century Viking settlement.

According to this email, which claims to be a high-level security warning,  your email account is about to be terminated.

Circulating hoax message warns users not to make any contact with a person with the screen-name "DreamWeaverGrey" because he is a suspect in the murders of 56 women that he met through the Internet.

Here is another typical advance fee scam designed to trick you into giving your money and personal information to Internet criminals. The senders are not who they pretend to be and the claim that they have millions of dollars that they wish to transfer to your account is a lie.  If you reply, the scammers…

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.

According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, US-based airline Allegiant Air is giving everyone two free plane tickets to celebrate "April Aviation Week". 

Circulating message that features an image depicting a grave covered by a sturdy iron cage claims that the cages were used in Victorian times to keep vampires and zombies from escaping should they rise from the dead.