New Facebook photo rule hoax spreads
A hoax telling people to copy and paste a copyright notice on Facebook has been making the rounds since 2012. Can we make it go away? Please!
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AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter
Categories: News Categories: Personal Tags: AI Tags: twitter Tags: misinformation Tags: disinformation Tags: fake Tags: viral Tags: hoax Tags: news Tags: verified Tags: checkmark Tags: debunk We take a look at a viral hoax on Twitter which used AI generated imagery to claim an explosion had occurred close to the Pentagon. |
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Read moreAvoid this “lost injured dog” Facebook hoax
Categories: News Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: spam Tags: hoax Tags: dog Tags: injured Tags: lost Tags: vet Tags: missing We take a look at a Facebook hoax which uses supposedly injured dogs as the lure for a bait and switch scam. |
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Read moreIs AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams?
Categories: News Tags: kidnap Tags: scam Tags: virtual Tags: AI Tags: voice Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: hoax Tags: kidnapping We take a look at claims that AI is now being used for a notorious form of kidnapping hoax. |
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Read more“Baby dumped at the gate” post is a Facebook hoax
Categories: News Tags: missing baby Tags: abandoned baby Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: hoax Tags: ad Tags: fake Tags: lost We take a look at reports of a fake missing baby hoax in circulation on Facebook. |
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Read moreDon’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax
Categories: News Tags: WhatsApp Tags: Martinelli Tags: hack Tags: hoax Tags: fake Tags: facebook We take a look at a persistent hacking hoax which has been bouncing around for a few years. Who, or what, is Martinelli? |
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Read moreRansomwater confusion, does the criminal know who the victim is?
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: Clop Tags: Thames Water Tags: hoax Tags: South Staffs Water Tags: vital infrastructure The Clop ransomware gang made a mistake in identifying who exactly their victim was, but they got it right in the end |
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Read moreWhat is a hoax, where do hoaxes come from, and why are they dangerous?
Credit to Author: Artemy Ovchinnikov| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:45:26 +0000
What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.
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