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Derma Chronic Autoimmune Disease
A sourceless meme on Facebook claims that migrants in a caravan are infected with a frightening-sounding disease that does not exist.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 25, 2019
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New Facebook Security Issue – Millions of Passwords Stored in Plain Text
Image: © depositphotos.com/petrkurgan In March 2019, Facebook revealed that millions of user passwords were stored in plain text within the company’s internal data systems.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 22, 2019
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‘Billing Accounts Being Misused ‘ Apple ID Phishing Scam
Online criminals continue to target Apple users via phishing emails. This phishing attack starts with an email that has the subject line “We see your billing accounts being misused on other devices.” The body of the email has no content other than a fake…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 21, 2019
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Fake CIA Sextortion Scam Emails Demand Bitcoin Payments
Sextortion scammers are now attempting to extort money from people by sending threatening emails that pretend to be from a technical collection officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 21, 2019
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Retaliatory Attack on Christian Church in Pakistan?
Claims that “Islamists” burned down a Christian church in response to a right-wing terror attack on New Zealand mosques are inflammatory disinformation.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 20, 2019
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Beautiful Tribute Image Depicts New Zealand Fern With Muslim Terror Victims
Australian cartoonist Pat Campbell has created a beautiful image that pays homage to those lost in the Christchurch terror attack. The image has been widely shared on Twitter and other social media websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 20, 2019
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No, a Billboard in Zimbabwe Does NOT Claim ‘You Can Kill Whites in South Africa’ – HOAX
This disturbing message, which is currently circulating via WhatsApp, features a photograph depicting a roadside billboard claiming that “you can kill whites in South Africa”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 20, 2019
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Fact Check – Did Sharifa Alkhateeb Discuss Long Term Plans to Convert America to Islam?
A video entitled “Sharifa Alkhateeb Talks About Using Public Schools to Convert America to Islam” is currently being shared via social media. It features Muslim writer and activist Sharifa Alkhateeb discussing long term plans to convert America to Islam.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 20, 2019
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‘Engr. Goren Needs Your Help’ Advance Fee Scam
Scammers use many methods to reach potential victims including email, text messages, and social media posts. In the case described here, “Engineer Goren” sent the following message after a user accepted his friend request on a social media website.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 20, 2019
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Is the ‘OK’ Hand Sign Also American Sign Language for ‘Asshole’?
In March 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme (archived here ) which claimed that the “OK sign” hand gesture is both favored by white supremacists, and that it is also American Sign Language for the word “asshole”: The meme’s text read: HERE’S A BUNCH OF WHITE…
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 19, 2019
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PHISHING – Instagram Users Targeted via Fake Infringement Notices
Image: © depositphotos.com/IgorTishenko According to Internet security firm Kaspersky, scammers are targeting popular Instagram accounts by sending fake copyright infringement notices.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 19, 2019
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‘Donate for Charity Purposes’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, 79-year-old, “Abigail” wants to give you $5.7 million to distribute to charity. Supposedly, the person has cancer and may not survive an upcoming operation.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 19, 2019
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KFC ‘Free Chicken Buckets’ Facebook Scam
According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, KFC is giving 3 free chicken buckets to EVERYONE as a way of celebrating the company’s 67th anniversary. The post features the KFC logo along with images depicting the promised chicken buckets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 15, 2019
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Did Dave Chappelle Say ‘If You Stopped Listening to Michael Jackson … I Have Some Bad News About the Catholic Church’?
A popular “Leaving Neverland” meme features a purported quote from the comedian Dave Chappelle about the pop star.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Does Passage of HR1 Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote?
Another sourceless, citation-free Facebook status update is spreading disinformation about immigrants voting.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Absurd ‘Servers Very Busy’ Hoax Circulating Rapidly After Facebook Outage
Image: © depositphotos.com/karkozphoto According to this message, Facebook’s servers have been very busy lately and the company is asking users to help by sharing the same message to everyone on their contact list.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Royal Bank of Canada ‘User Roles Have Been Updated’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), your account user roles have been updated. The email urges you to follow the instructions in an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 14, 2019
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Did President Barack Obama Settle 70,000 Somali Refugees in Minnesota, Leading to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Election?
Even if Obama had resettled that many Somali refugees in the state (he didn’t), Omar won by nearly three times that amount of votes.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 13, 2019
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2005 Obama Immigration Quote
A meme quotes former U.S. President Barack Obama — who was at that point a senator — on undocumented immigration.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 12, 2019
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Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say Her Girl Scout Troop Recreated the Challenger Launch?
A conspiracy theorist claimed that the United States congresswoman said her Girl Scout troop re-enacted the Challenger launch.
Truth or Fiction · English · Mar 11, 2019
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