• Privacy

Are voice controlled devices like Amazon Echo really spying on you?

8 years ago

Voice controlled digital home assistants are quickly becoming extremely popular as the technology behind devices such as the Amazon Echo…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Photos from plane claim to show plane flying over a rainbow – Fact Check

8 years ago

Images online claim to show photographs taken from planes while flying over rainbows. Some examples can be seen below -…

  • Facebook

Facebook post request prayers for girl with brain cancer – Fact Check

8 years ago

An image is spreading on Facebook of a girl in a hospital bed along with the caption that urges users…

  • Facebook

How to check if you were affected by Facebook’s security breach

8 years ago

Facebook is notifying users that were affected by a data breach that occurred in September 2018 when millions of accounts…

  • In The News

Kanye West reveals terrible iPhone PIN during Oval Office meeting

8 years ago

This week, rapper Kanye West, now apparently known simply as Ye we're told, had a well-publicised meeting with President Trump…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Fake photos purporting to show Hurricane Michael spread online

8 years ago

The below photograph is spreading online via social media that claims to show Hurricane Michael as it approaches Florida. A…

  • Internet Hoaxes

The 12 mistruths of Christmas

8 years ago

There is plenty of festive themed folklore to keep us busy right through to the end of the year. And…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Christmas cards to “Recovering Soldier” at Walter Reed Medical Base? Fact Check

8 years ago

A circulating message implores readers to send a Christmas card to "a recovering soldier" at the Walter Reed Army Medical…

  • Internet Hoaxes

STD-riddled ladybirds invading British shores? It’s clickbait

8 years ago

When you see headlines like this... SWARMS of STD-infected ladybirds INVADING British homes. Experts recommend SEALING your windows and doors.…

  • Stay Safe Online

Crooks use leaked passwords in the “you’ve watched adult content” extortion scam

8 years ago

Email scammers are using passwords obtained from large scale security breaches to scare victims into thinking they've been caught watching…