Facebook and Google have felt the urgency to combat fake news after internet users claimed that false stories had a drastic impact on the results of the US election. Background Fake news has ...
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Nibiru Will Destroy Earth in 2017: Another Apocalypse Hoax
In October 2017, the Earth will be destroyed by the planet Nibiru. Only NASA have said this is a complete fabrication, that Nibiru is false and that this is merely an internet hoax. The ...
Jack Black is Not Dead: Celebrity Death Hoaxes
A celebrity death hoaxes seems to be a daily occurrence on social media these days, with some leading to the celebrities actually having to confirm that they are indeed still ...
Facebook Hoax: Girl Killed by Car
Just yesterday (14th December 2016) a hoax hit the realms of Facebook with a widely shared post appearing to depict a dead girl lying on the road after being run over. Although not overly explicit, ...