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hoax

7 articles

Scam alert! Fake websites offering free downloads of Cyberpunk 2077 are in fact trying to steal your data
  • gamers

Cyberpunk 2077 free download hoax

Ahead of its release, scammers are offering free Cyberpunk 2077 downloads, but they’re really after your data.

  • Anton V. Ivanov

  • December 7, 2020

  • fraud

What is a hoax, where do hoaxes come from, and why are they dangerous?

What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.

  • Artemy Ovchinnikov

  • June 19, 2019

Does saying “hyphen” five times to your iPhone really crash it, or is that just another hoax?
  • iPhone

Fact or fiction: Hyphens break iPhones

Does saying “hyphen” five times to your iPhone really crash it — or is that just another myth?

  • Marvin the Robot

  • February 15, 2019

Security concerns with Facebook Marketplace?
  • Facebook

No, your account on Facebook was not hacked

The “another friend request from you” hoax on Facebook is gaining traction. Don’t fall for it.

  • Alex Perekalin

  • October 10, 2018

There is no Jayden K. Smith
  • Facebook

There is no Jayden K. Smith

Here’s why you need to ignore the Jayden K. Smith messages.

  • David Buxton

  • July 10, 2017

Fact Check This
  • hoax

CHECK THIS OUT NOW: A Crash Course in Fact Checking

Are you reading the truth or a pack of lies on social networks? Learn to tell the difference with this quick guide. From the poor mutts in dog homes that

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • April 22, 2013

  • april fools

Social Media Hoaxes of 2012-2013

For most of us, April 1 is that one day each year we get to pull pranks and lie unashamedly to scare and confuse our friends and family — more

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • April 1, 2013

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