Tag: Hoax

“Marlboro Marijuana Cigarettes” A Hoax
The internet was set ablaze over the past few days following a report by Abril Uno that P...
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“Bikini Bridge” Hoax And What We Can Learn From It
By now you may have heard about the newest thinspo craze known as the "Bikini Bridge". Now...
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Facebook Shutting Down Hoax Resurfaces, Inexplicably
Hey guys - read this and let me know what you think: Dear Facebook members, Facebook is supposed to be closing down March 15th because it is becoming very overpopulated. The...
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Andy Kaufman’s Brother Claims to be Victim of Hoax
After iconic entertainer Andy Kaufman died of a rare form of lung...
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Half-Life 3 Trademark News Turns Out To Be A Hoax
Maybe one day, we can look back on these developments and laugh as we start our umpteenth playthrough of Half-Life 3. Until that time, the safest approach is to take every...
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Chris Birdman Andersen Cleared in Investigation
The Miami Heat's Chris "Birdman" Andersen's...
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Tawana Brawley Begins Making Defamation Payments
Tawana Brawley has begun making defamation payments to one of the men that she falsely accused of rape in 1987....
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Chili-Finger Lady: Wendy’s Scammer Is Going Back to Jail
An infamous fraudster is going back to jail for once again attempting to deceive law enforcement. Anna Ayala, better known as the "chili-finger lady," is about to spend another...
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No, Your Facebook Like Won’t Pay for ‘Mermaid Girl’ Surgery
A new hoax making the rounds on Facebook claims that users must like, comment, and share in order to fund surgery for a little girl born with mermaid syndrome. Although this one is...
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No, Instagram Isn’t Deleting Accounts. It Was Just a Technical Issue
No, Instagram isn't going to delete your account. Keep filtering and carry on. Thursday night, Instagram has some technical issues that caused some people to be locked out of th...
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Tiny ‘Alien’ Skeleton Debunked by DNA Evidence
A tiny humanoid skeleton found in Chile's Atacama Desert has been hailed by UFO conspiracists for years as proof of extraterrestrial life. Now, actual science has proven that the...
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Joel Osteen: Hoax Hasn’t Upset Him, “Nothing Has Changed”
Earlier this week, a late April Fool's hoax made its debut, alleging that popular U.S. pastor Joel Osteen had renounced...
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Mike Tyson Hoax: Roblé Can’t Believe It Made Page Six
Chef Roblé from Bravo's Chef Roblé & Co. posted a series of Mike Tyson-related images on Instagram, which have drawn some attention, i...
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No, You’re Not Saving Starving Children by Sharing That Facebook Photo
Facebook is not, nor will they ever be in the business of donating money to causes based on sharing content on the site. This is a fact, not a theory. But some people still fail to...
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