Is Dawn Hand Soap or Dish Soap?
Facebook’s promoted Reels included a video claiming that Dawn dish soap is actually hand soap, a “big if true” claim apparently circulated to promote a multi-level marketing scam.
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Avoid That ‘Popcorn in Muffin Tin’ Hack Which ‘Breaks the Internet’
Not all “fake news” is political, and Facebook rewards engagement-baiting pages with promotion on its Facebook Watch platform whether or not they are factually accurate.
‘The Crayons DYED Her Hair’
An obviously fake video spread virally on Facebook Watch with a prank demonstration of how crayons “dyed” a person’s hair.
‘Those Cups Are Made to Be Thrown in the Laundry After You Fill Them Up, It Cleans Them’?
Viral household hacks like one claiming that laundry detergent cups are designed to be thrown in with the wash frequently appear with the additional assertion that common household products are being used incorrectly.
8 Mind-Blowing Transformations You Can Do at Home?
On March 16 2019, the Facebook page “Blossom” shared a video entitled “8 mind-blowing transformations you can do at home!” to its page and to Facebook Watch. The video raked in a massive 58 million views in just a few days, and its claims were big ones. In a series of DIY/hack montages similar to perplexing …
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