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  • Fake News: Prime Minister Did NOT Issue Reminder To UK Parents That The State Owns Their Children

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    Did U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May remind parents in the U.K. that the state owns their children and that they were "getting a little too attached" to them? No, that's not true, she didn't remind them of that. The article that claimed she said that originated on a Christian themed satire website. The fake quote appeared in an article published…

    • Apr 25, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Prime Minister Did NOT Issue Reminder To UK Parents That The State Owns Their Children
  • Fake News: 'Facebook Courts' Application NOT Launched For Trials By Social Media

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    Was a new application named "Facebook Courts" launched to organise trials via social media, letting Facebook users be the jury and court group page administrators acting as judges? No, that was a satirical story invented by a site that regularily makes up funny but untrue stories, the application is not real and doesn't actually exist. The story came from an…

    • Apr 17, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: 'Facebook Courts' Application NOT Launched For Trials By Social Media
  • Fake News: Mark Zuckerberg Did NOT Rescind Partnership With Rappler As A Fact-Checker

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    Was the fact-checking partnership to fight fake news between news website Rappler and Facebook that was just announced two days ago already rescinded by Facebook? No, that's not true: that news was made up by a satirical website which had a story marked as fake by Rappler yesterday. An article was published by The Adobo Chronicles on April 14, 2018…

    • Apr 14, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Mark Zuckerberg Did NOT Rescind Partnership With Rappler As A Fact-Checker
  • Fake News: Zuckerberg Did NOT Lose Contact Lens During Senate Hearing, Revealing NO Horrifying Lizard Eye

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    Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg lose a contact lens during the recent senate hearing and did this reveal a lizard eye? Nope, although many people believe there is a "lizard people" conspiracy saying reptilians secretly control the earth, the story about Zuckerberg being one of them is totally made up, it originated on a satire website. It was published on…

    • Apr 11, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Zuckerberg Did NOT Lose Contact Lens During Senate Hearing, Revealing NO Horrifying Lizard Eye
  • Looming Crisis As Experts Warn The World Is Running Out Of Facts To Check

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    Experts have warned a crisis is imminent as the world is running out of facts to check. A recent study by the Federal Institute for Statistics on Hoaxes (F.I.S.H.) estimated that every fact in the world would be checked as early as 2022. This would put thousands of fact checkers out of work and could even lead to a global…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Looming Crisis As Experts Warn The World Is Running Out Of Facts To Check
  • Watch: Mark Zuckerberg Talks Russian Election Interference And Facebook's Next Steps

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    Mark Zuckerberg went live on Facebook to discuss Russian election interference and Facebook's next steps to protect the integrity of the democratic process. Watch the full video below: As you can see, the video has racked up almost a million views in about an hour and it is expected to be watched many more times.…

    • Sep 21, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fake News: Facebook NOT To Ban All Flat Earth Groups

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    Fake/satire website The Nevada County Scooper posted an article titled "Facebook to Ban All Flat Earth Groups". It opens: 4,000 Feet Below Sea Level -- In a rare tweet from Mark Zuckerberg, the social media giant Facebook has announced it will be eliminating all groups associated with, or related to spreading, flat earth propaganda from its social media platform. Mr.…

    • Jul 29, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Today's Most Popular April Fools Hoaxes

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    Here's an overview of the most popular April Fools' jokes and hoaxes we've seen today. Check back often as we will update this list throughout the day. The Young Conservatives tried to make everybody believe Hillary Clinton had been arrested by the FBI. Scientists devise plan to 'cloak' earth from eyes of aliens bent on invasion: London's Daily Express newspaper…

    • Mar 31, 2016
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Hoax Alert: Facebook NOT To Add 'Mute Until After Election' Button

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    Wouldn't it be great to be able to shut up some of your more politically active friends on Facebook for a while, say until this whole presidential election thing is over and done with? Imagine a timeline free from blabbering Berniebots, tattering Trumpeteers, crusading Cruzophiles or clucking Clintonistas. If you believe the story put out by News Thump, Facebook engineers…

    • Mar 23, 2016
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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