Internet Hoaxes

  • Facebook

Do you need to pay £5.99 to keep your Facebook account private?

A message is spreading across Facebook that claims the social networking site is introducing a £5.99 entry price whereby Facebook…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Will a UK research vessel be called Boaty McBoatface?

Will the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) be naming their new research vessel 'Boaty McBoatface', as per a public…

10 years ago
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Facebook finds image of amputee veteran offensive? Fact Check

A message claims that Facebook finds an image of a saluting amputee veteran "offensive". The message implores readers to share…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Did a man accidentally delete his company with one line of code?

The story of a man who accidentally deleted his entire company due to a mistake in one line of code…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Britain First post popular myth HOURS after we debunked it

UK far right party Britain First have shared a popular hoax only hours after we re-posted a link debunking it…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

6 social media hoaxes that will never go away

There is predictability in the world of hoaxes and hearsay. It’s almost comforting in a strange yet still utterly infuriating…

10 years ago
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CELEBRITY has this to say about residents of TOWN hoaxes spread

The fake news industry is at it again with a brand new wave of fake news stories designed to trick…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

The best Internet April Fools Jokes 2016

It's that time of the year again - April Fools! This is like our Christmas. It's that one day of…

10 years ago
  • Internet Hoaxes

Is Tesco really dropping Easter packaging from 2017?

A graphic apparently from Tesco supermarket is spreading across social media that purports the supermarket will no longer be selling…

10 years ago
  • Facebook

Is Facebook really removing that image for being offensive?

Have you ever seen an image on Facebook of something seemingly innocent or harmless, but where the caption implored you…

10 years ago