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.
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.
A real journalist’s account was hacked and used to promote a phishing scheme.
A meme that warns people not to abbreviate “2020” is being regurgitated by police and framed as a “legal warning.” Sounds like an urban legend to us.
“Giving Tuesday” follows “Cyber Monday,” but some companies are just lining their pockets; here are the facts.
Devices matching “Ökowatt” have been exposed as frauds as far back as 2011.
Numerous news organizations repeated unverified claims about a grand prize at a “haunted house” that its critics refer to as nothing more than a torture facility.
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 …
Over a quarter of a million Facebook users have shared a purported giveaway shared by the page “Santorini Holidays” (archived here) in April 2019. A featured album of (admittedly beautiful) pictures is captioned as follows: We’re going to celebrate our Grand Opening by doing something special for you. We’re going to be rewarding someone who …
False claims that Tyler Perry is giving away $750,000 spread on social media in June 2018.