Jennifer Aniston may very well be a wonderful person, but the heartwarming story about her helping a homeless girl that’s making the Facebook rounds is not true. Well, it may be a true story, but it’s not about Jennifer Aniston.…
Facebook Privacy Hoax Is Idiotic, But Privacy Isn’t – Here’s How to Manage Yours
Over the past week, you may have seen a friend or family member post something like this: Now it’s official! It has been published in the media. Facebook has just released the entry price: $5.99 to keep the subscription of…
Facebook Privacy Hoax Still Making the Rounds, Still Dumb As Ever
Every time one of these Facebook privacy hoaxes starts making the rounds, I don’t want to write anything about it. It’s like beating a dead horse. But it’s not really a dead horse. It’s a zombie horse. And when I…
Fake Twitter Buyout Article Fools Everyone, Sends Stock Soaring
Hoax articles – fooling everyone from your racist uncle on Facebook to top Wall Street investors. An article suggesting that Twitter had received a $31 billion offer sent the company’s stock prices soaring earlier this afternoon. The article, called Twitter…
No, a Drone Didn’t Crash into an Airplane
A video of a small drone crashing into the wing of an airplane isn’t real, so stop sharing it. Or keep sharing it, but make sure you put it in the right context. BranitFX uploaded a video on Tuesday titled…
Facebook ‘Powerball’ Scam Screws Woman out of $10K
Neither Facebook nor its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are ever going to give you money, unless you’re a charity – then you might get a fat donation from Zuck. But for average, everyday people on Facebook, anyone claiming to have money…
Kanye West Wasn’t Banned from the Grammys Damnit Stop Sharing These Hoax Articles
A disclaimer at the bottom of every page on the site Huzelrs.com reads: Huzlers.com is the most notorious urban satirical entertainment website with the most shocking headlines and articles. Likewise, a disclaimer on the “about us” page of The Adobo…
Ricky Martin Isn’t Dead, Just Chillin in #Heaven
Ricky Martin is alive and well, relaxing on the beach in #heaven. Martin is the latest victim of the ubiquitous celebrity death hoax, as the internet killed him off over the weekend. The hoax seems to have originated from a…
Hugh Hefner Falls Victim to Internet Death Hoax
Like many before him and still many more to come, Playboy Hugh Hefner was recently killed – by the Internet. Over the weekend, an article appeared on the site nbctoday.co claiming that Hefner had died of natural causes at the…
Betty White Isn’t Dead, Just the Victim of a Bad Pun
Betty White, the 92-year-old comedienne and actress who seems to only get better with age, is fine. Despite what you may have heard on Twitter, White is not dead. But she is the victim of a bad pun. ‘Satirical’ news…
Orange Is The New Black Wasn’t Canceled, It’s Just a Dumb Hoax
Despite what you might have read over the weekend, the ladies of Litchfield will be back for a third season. Self-proclaimed “satirical and entertainment website” Empire News published an article on Friday with the clickbaity headline “Netflix Pulls Plug On…
Cloned Dinosaur Story is a Complete Hoax
Last week a story appearing on the website Newshound.biz reported that British scientists had successfully cloned a dinosaur. Citing scientists and spokespersons from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), the story stated that a baby Apatasaurus named “spot” had been born…