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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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Dollar General “$60 Coupon Giveaway”; Facebook Scam
The post is not associated with Dollar General in any way and those who participate will never receive the promised coupon. The post is a Facebook scam designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and then supplying your…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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‘Facebook Online International Lottery’ Advance Fee Scam
The email is not from Facebook and you have won nothing at all. The message is a typical advance fee scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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Facebook ‘See Who Viewed Your Profile’ Scams – Rogue ‘Stalker’ Apps
The claims in these messages are false. All Facebook apps that claim that they will enable you to see who has viewed your profile are scams. None work as claimed.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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[HOAX] Foto Perempuan Berjilbab Dalam Aksi Bela Islam Yang Membawa Poster ‘Ahok Lawan’
Aksi bela Islam pada tanggal 4 November yang dihadiri ribuan umat Islam di DKI Jakarta terkait peristiwa penistaan agama oleh Gubernur Jakarta Ahok.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 4, 2016
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[HOAX] Foto Ribuan Demonstran Berkumpul di Istiqlal
Dilansir dari tempo.co, Kepala Bagian Protokol Masjid Istiqlal Abu Hurairah Abdulsalam membantah ada demonstran berjumlah besar seperti yang tampak pada sebuah foto yang viral di media sosial.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 4, 2016
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[KLARIFIKASI] Dukungan Dari Erdogan Yang Disampaikan Staf Kedubes Turki Kepada Peserta Aksi Bela Quran
Dilansir dari cnnindonesia.com, Duta Besar Turki untuk Indonesia, Sander Gurbuz, memberikan klarifikasi bahwa kunjungan Wakil Menteri Pertahanan negaranya, Numan Kurtulmus, ke Masjid Istiqlal pada Kamis (3/11) tidak ada kaitannya dengan demonstrasi hari ini,…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 4, 2016
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(BERITA) : Kominfo Blokir 11 Situs Yang Mengandung Unsur Sara
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika memblokir 11 situs yang diduga mengandung konten Suku, Agama dan Ras (SARA). Penutupan ini terjadi jelang aksi demo besar-besaran pada 4 November 2016, besok.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 3, 2016
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(HOAX): Pencatutan Logo Kampus Dalam Poster Aksi Penjarakan Ahok
Sejumlah perguruan tinggi di Kota Jogja dicatut oknum tak bertanggung jawab terkait rencana demonstrasi besar-besaran di Jakarta, Jumat (4/11/2016) ini.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 3, 2016
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“Click For a Chance to Win A Holiday to Bali”; Facebook Scam
The Facebook Page is not giving away any Bali holidays. It is a scam designed to trick you into supplying your personal information on dodgy “offer” and “survey” websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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“Mini Cooper Giveaway”; Scam Targets Singaporean Facebook Users
The post and the Facebook Page that published it are fraudulent. The Facebook Page has no connection to either Mini or parent company BMW and it is certainly not giving away any Mini Coopers. The Page is a Facebook scam like many others that have gone before.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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“Your Mailbox is Being Discontinued”; Email Phishing Scam
The email is not from any legitimate IT support system and you do not need to click a link to upgrade your email account. The message is a phishing scam designed to steal your email address and password so that your email account can be hijacked by criminals…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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(EDUKASI) : Jangan Percaya Posting Palsu Provokatif di Medsos!
Panasnya Pilgub DKI 2017 bisa dikatakan lebih terasa di media sosial ketimbang di dunia nyata. Berbagai macam materi propaganda ditebar. Banyak di antaranya, sayangnya, tak sesuai fakta.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Nov 1, 2016
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HM Revenue & Customs “New Tax Calculation”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from HMRC and the supposed tax refund it describes does not exist. The link opens a fake HMRC website that asks you to provide your credit card numbers, your name and contact details, and other identifying personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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Woolworths “Free $300 Grocery Coupon”; Facebook Scam
The post is fraudulent and it is not associated with Woolworths in any way. Those who decide to participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a grocery coupon or any other prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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“Halloween Mobile Home Giveaway”; Facebook Scam
Both the post and the “Mobile-Homes” Facebook Page that generated it are fraudulent. The pictured mobile home is not being given away and those who choose to participate have no chance of winning anything whatsoever.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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5 Spooky Hoaxes For Halloween
In homage to Halloween, we’ve resurrected five of our spookiest hoaxes for your reading pleasure! 1: Picture of Little Girl Ghost Caught on Deer Cam
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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Deaths From Free Perfume Samples Hoax
This story was first published on June 24, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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“Donald Trump Arrested Virus”; Fake-News Post
[Image © doddis/Depositphotos.com]
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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Fake ‘Agent Linda Smith’ Facebook Page Used For Lottery Scams
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is a resource used to help convince scam victims that they really have won a large sum of money in a ‘Facebook Lottery’ and thereby trick them into sending their money and personal information to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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[HOAX] Penculik Anak dengan Mukena Pink dan Pura-pura Gila
Kasat Reskrim Polresta Depok Kompol Teguh mengatakan memang ada penangkapan perempuan di wilayah Depok. Namun, Ia membantah jika dikatakan penangkapan itu terkait penculikan. “Tapi dia bukan penculik,” katanya, Senin (26/9/2016).
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 30, 2016
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