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Thousands of dissected hoaxes in Indonesian and English: the claim, what the fact-checkers found, and the sources to verify it yourself.
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Scam ‘Virgin Australia’ Facebook Page Promises Hawaiian Holiday As Bait
According to a post that is currently spreading rapidly on Facebook, you could win a Hawaiian holiday for two courtesy of Virgin Australia just by sharing and commenting.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2018
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FAKE-NEWS: – ‘600-Pound Woman Gives Birth to 40-Pound Baby’
This story was first published on January 17, 2015
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2018
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Fake-News – ‘Police Officer Sexually Assaulted by Kangaroo’
According to a post that circulates via social media, an Australian police officer has been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by a kangaroo. The post features an image that supposedly depicts the officer’s encounter with the kangaroo before the assault.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2018
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‘Your Future Friend or Enemy’ Sextortion Scam Email
This email, which claims to be from “your future friend or enemy”, claims that the sender has recorded video of you while you visited a porn website. Supposedly, the sender also hacked your phone and saved a full backup of its contents.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2018
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P&O Cruise ‘Twenty Boxes’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
According to a post being shared on Facebook, the “P&O Cruise” Facebook Page is giving away twenty boxes containing tickets for a 10-night cruise, $5000 spending money, and other cruise goodies.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 1, 2018
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Fake Companies House Emails Contain Malware
This story was first published on September 11, 2013 The name of UK Government department Companies House has repeatedly been used in malware campaigns in recent years.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 26, 2018
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Dog ‘Capitán’ Sleeps At Owner’s Grave
Image: LaVoz – This story was first published on January 14, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 25, 2018
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‘Win a Toyota Land Cruiser’ Facebook Scam
According to a post being shared on Facebook, Toyota is giving away 500 brand new Land Cruisers as a means of celebrating the company’s birthday.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 24, 2018
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Microsoft Email Beta Test Hoax Continues
This story was first published on April 17th, 2007
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 22, 2018
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Fake Image of Tsunami Wave Engulfing a City Still Circulating
This story was first published on January 12th, 2005. This message claims that an attached photo depicts the 2004 Asian tsunami about to engulf a city.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 21, 2018
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‘Sherman Stuurman Friendship Request’ Hacker Hoax
A message that is spreading rapidly on Facebook warns users not to accept a friendship request from a person named Sherman Stuurman because he is a hacker. According to the message, the hacker has his system connected to your Facebook account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 17, 2018
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Bogus Facebook Message Falsely Claims Drought Relief Funds Stolen by Government
According to a message going viral on Facebook, the Australian government has stolen all of the money from recent TV channel fundraising campaigns designed to help drought-stricken farmers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 17, 2018
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Fake Password Protected Job Application Emails Contain Macro Malware
Malicious emails that masquerade as harmless job application requests with attached resumes are currently hitting inboxes. The emails ask you to open an attached Microsoft Word file that supposedly contains the sender’s resume.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 17, 2018
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‘Free $75 Off Publix Gift Card’ Scam Targeting Facebook Users
A post being shared on Facebook claims that that American supermarket chain Publix is giving everyone a free $75 off coupon to celebrate the company’s 100th year of success. The post features an image that supposedly depicts one of the free Publix gift cards.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 15, 2018
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Lucia Hernandez (Luciana) Hacker Hoax Message Hitting Facebook
According to a message that is circulating rapidly on Facebook, you should not accept anything from a person called Lucia Hernandez (Luciana) because she is a hacker.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 14, 2018
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Was an image of a Weird ‘Half Cat’ Captured by Google Street View?
This story was first published on May 9, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 13, 2018
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‘Free $30 Off Aldi Gift Card’ Facebook Survey Scam
According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, grocery store chain, Aldi is gifting every family with a free $30 off gift card. Supposedly, the giveaway is to celebrate the grand opening of an Aldi store.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 11, 2018
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‘Your Apple ID Has Been Locked’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which claims to be from Apple Support, your Apple ID has been locked for security reasons. The email claims that your account is outdated and you are thus required to provide updated account ownership information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 11, 2018
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‘Installed a Malware on the X Vids’ Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam
According to this email, the sender used malware to record compromising video of you while you were visiting an x-rated website. And, claims the sender, this malware also gathered all of your contacts from your email and Facebook accounts.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 8, 2018
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Bogus ‘Sex Trafficking Site Tracker’ Warning Going Viral on Facebook
According to a post that is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, you should not follow links in a text message that claims that “someone complimented you”. The post warns that the links open a sex trafficking site that puts a tracker on your phone.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 7, 2018
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