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Spammers exploit shocking photos of drowned Syrian boy

11 years ago

Graphic photos of a Syrian boy who drowned off the Turkish coast are being exploited by like-farming spammers on Facebook…

  • Halloween 2015 Rumours and Hoaxes
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Does Halloween 2015 really fall on Friday the 13th? No.

11 years ago

A rumour is running riot on Facebook that claims Halloween is going to fall on a Friday 13th, and this…

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Beware of links claiming Amazon are hiring 80,000 new staff

11 years ago

Links are spreading on social media that claim online retailer giant Amazon are hiring 80,000 new staff with rates up…

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Video auto-play causes users to accidentally watch murder video

11 years ago

Over the last few years, social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter have introduced auto-play, a feature that aptly auto-plays…

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Are Burqas and veils permitted on driving licenses in Illinois?

11 years ago

Rumours are spreading on the Internet that assert the powers that be in Illinois have now permitted Muslims and other…

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Give us money, or we’ll expose you for what you are – email extortion

11 years ago

Give us money, or we’ll expose you for what you are. That is the gist of the flurry of extortion…

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5 worrying consequences of the Ashley Madison hack

11 years ago

The Ashley Madison dating website hack is still big news in the media. The big news that hackers compromised the…

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‘The origin of your name’ spam webpage spreads on Facebook

11 years ago

What is the origin of your name? A website that has gone viral across Facebook is demonstrating how easy it…

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“I know nobody will read my status but…” Facebook statuses

11 years ago

Do silly Facebook games that assert to promote awareness for good causes detract from serious issues, or is it just…

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Photo of people praying at Erawan Shrine bomb site taken before explosion

11 years ago

An image (above) claiming to show hundreds praying at the bomb site at the Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, where dozens of…