Antonio Banderas ‘Cats’ Facebook Post
A July 2023 Facebook post falsely claimed Antonio Banderas hosted a cats-only premiere of Puss in Boots in 2022.
A July 2023 Facebook post falsely claimed Antonio Banderas hosted a cats-only premiere of Puss in Boots in 2022.
A doctored image of Claussen “pickle candy corn” repeatedly spread on social media, but there’s no evidence it ever existed.
Facebook Watch clips can rake in millions of views, which was the case with an RTÉ 2 clip of a phony interview by a YouTube comedian.
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.
An obviously fake video spread virally on Facebook Watch with a prank demonstration of how crayons “dyed” a person’s hair.
Screenshots of fake Donald Trump accounts proliferated after he was banned from Twitter, among them a purported Parler post claiming that the outgoing president had “invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807.”
A common MLM tactic involves use of Facebook to claim a user is hosting a $100 cash giveaway, but the posts aren’t typically on the up-and-up.
On May 5 2019, the Facebook page “Crafty Morning” shared a photograph of and affiliate link to purported “Tiffany Blue” roses (archived here), urging page fans to click through and purchase seeds to grow the stunning flowers: The post was captioned “Have you ever seen a Tiffany Blue Rose? ????” and it was shared more than …
On January 7, 2019, the Facebook page “Animals & Nature” shared a seemingly wholesome plea on the part of the purported poster’s 100-year-old grandma: Alongside the purported centenarian’s image, a caption pleaded: Today’s is my Grandma’s 100th Birthday. She requested me to post her pic on Internet to get some good wishes. [heart emoji, angel …
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