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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.
11,141 fact-checks
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‘Your Current Balance’ SMS Spam Opens Bitcoin Binary Options Scam Website
People have been receiving text messages that claim they have a large sum of money waiting in a new account that has been activated for them.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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Amber Alert Hoax – Fake ’72B 381′ Abduction Alert Continues To Circulate
This story was first published on March 31st, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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[HOAKS] Rudi Hartono, Legenda Bulu Tangkis Meninggal
Pada tanggal 10 Maret 2018, muncul kabar yang menyebutkan salah satu legenda bulu tangkis Indonesia, Rudi Hartono, telah meninggal dunia.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 12, 2018
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[SALAH] “Ulama di Arab Saudi diturunkan Paksa Dari Mimbar Karena Mengkritik Pemerintah”; | [FALSE] “Saudi-Imam Arrested From the Pulpit for Speaking Against Jews”
“Otoritas keamanan Saudi (الأمن العام) telah mengeluarkan keterangan resmi terkait video viral seorang yang diturunkan dari mimbar. Dijelaskan dalam keterangan tersebut bahwa orang tua yang diturunkan dari mimbar saat khutbah Jum’at itu adalah orang yang…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 11, 2018
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Penduduk Perlu Ganti KK Setelah Registrasi Kartu Prabayar
“Terkait dengan isu hoax di media sosial yang kemarin terus menyerang Ditjen Dukcapil, bahwa semua data teman-teman yang melakukan registrasi kartu prabayar saya jamin aman.
Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Mar 10, 2018
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Killer House Plant Warning
This story was first published on May 11th, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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Baby With Eye Cancer Facebook Scam
According to a post that circulates via Facebook, you can help a baby with eye cancer just by liking, sharing, and commenting on his picture. The post features a series of images depicting a child with a severe eye condition.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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Killer House Plant Warning
This story was first published on May 11th, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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[BERITA] “Hoaks Pil Mandul, Biang Keladi Perang Antaragama di Sri Lanka”
https://goo.gl/3Qqc1x “Hoaks Pil Mandul, Biang Keladi Perang Antaragama di Sri Lanka kumparan NEWS Rabu 07 Maret 2018 – 17:53 Kerusuhan di Sri Lanka (Foto: Reuters) Dalam dua pekan terakhir, setidaknya dua wilayah di Sri Lanka memanas.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 10, 2018
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Amazon Is Working on a Fix to Stop Alexa Randomly Laughing at Customers
Amazon’s in-home digital assistant Alexa has reportedly been unexpectedly laughing out loud at people as they go about their daily business.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2018
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[Klarifikasi] Bantahan Dirjen Dukcapil NIK dan KK-nya Dibajak Orang Lain
Direktur Jenderal Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kementerian Dalam Negeri Zudan Arief Fakrulloh membantah pemberitaan sebuah media online yang memberitakan NIK dan KK miliknya dipakai orang lain untuk registrasi kartu seluler.
Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Mar 9, 2018
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Advance Fee Scammers Often Target Previous Scam Victims
This story was first published on June 15, 2011 Advance fee scammers use a seemingly never-ending variety of back stories as vehicles for finding new victims. And they often tend to target people that have been previously caught out in such scams.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2018
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[BENAR] Klarifikasi Terkait Kasus Perusakan Kapel Santo Zakaria di Ogan Ilir
Pada Kamis, 8 Maret 2018, Kapel Santo Zakaria di Desa Mekar Sari Kecamatan Rantau Alai, Kabupaten Ogan Ilir, Sumatera Selatan (Sumsel), dirusak sekelompok oknum tidak dikenal. Kejadian itu terjadi pada pukul 01.00.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 9, 2018
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Keanu Reeves Gave Millions to Matrix Special Effects Team
Image © Depositphotos.com/Jean_Nelson – This story was first published on September 26, 2013 According to messages that have circulated via social media for several years, actor Keanu Reeves gave millions of dollars earned from the iconic Matrix films to the…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2018
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Email Account ‘Server Upgrade Warning’ Phishing Scam
According to this supposed server upgrade warning, you have messages pending because you have used 98% of your email account storage. The message looks like this: From: Mail Admin Subject: [Email address removed] server upgrade Warning!!
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2018
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‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam
Supposedly, this email comes from the head office of an organization called the Compensation and Finance House. It claims that, by contacting an agent of the Finance House, you can arrange for the delivery of an ‘international certified bank draft ‘ valued at…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2018
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[BENAR] Klarifikasi Survei Calon Wakil Presiden Paling Disukai Masyarakat Bukan Dikeluarkan Lembaga Survei Indonesia
Beredar infografis Survei Calon Wakil Presiden Paling Disukai Masyarakat. Dalam infografis itu, dituliskan rilis survei itu dibuat oleh Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI).
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 8, 2018
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[SALAH] “Mafindo Sudah Menjadi Ormas Pergerakan Paling Suci dan Mulia”
“Yang lebih menarik dari kejadian ini adalah, (setau saya) tidak ada respon dari Dewan Pers terhadap Jawapos. Tidak ada juga respon dari Mafindo atau masyarakat anti fitnah, yang terkenal dengan slogan “turn back hoax” nya.”, memang betul Aliffurrahman tidak…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 8, 2018
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[BERITA] “Sri Lanka Blokir Facebook dan Whatsapp Buntut Kerusuhan Antaragama”
https://goo.gl/Gaifd4 “Sri Lanka Blokir Facebook dan Whatsapp Buntut Kerusuhan Antaragama kumparanNEWS Rabu 07 Maret 2018 – 22:11 Perusahaan media sosial Facebook.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 8, 2018
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[BERITA] “Penyebar Hoaks dan Penghina Prabowo dan Habib Rizieq Dibekuk”
https://goo.gl/eAcR6Q “Penyebar Hoaks dan Penghina Prabowo dan Habib Rizieq Dibekuk Kamis 08 March 2018 16:38 WIB Rep: Arif Satrio Nugroho/ Red: Agus Yulianto Kasubdit I Tindak Pidana Siber Bareskrim Polri Komisaris Besar Polisi Irwan Anwar Foto: ROL/Fakhtar…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Mar 8, 2018
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