Copypasta
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Copying, pasting and sharing hoaxes helps them spread online, sometimes for years.
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One of the most persistent forms of misinformation is known colloquially as “copypasta.” Internet users often unwittingly perpetuate false information by copying and pasting hoaxes and passing them along to others.
Does ‘New Facebook/Meta Rule’ Permit Company To Use Your Photos?
We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the...
Does ‘New Facebook/Meta Rule’ Permit Company To Use Your Photos?
Prayer Request for 30 SEALs Killed in Afghanistan
A request for prayers for the families of 30 U.S. military personnel who died when...
Prayer Request for 30 SEALs Killed in Afghanistan
Bill Gates $5,000 Giveaway
One of the oldest Internet hoaxes holds that Microsoft and other companies are giving $5,000...
Bill Gates $5,000 Giveaway
‘Boy Shot by Stepfather’ Appeal
Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will...
‘Boy Shot by Stepfather’ Appeal
’22 Christian Missionaries Sentenced to Death’ Prayer Request
A prayer request for 22 missionaries about to be executed in Afghanistan is spurious and...
’22 Christian Missionaries Sentenced to Death’ Prayer Request
Prayer Request: Darkhorse Marine Battalion
A prayer request for the Darkhorse Marine battalion fighting in Afghanistan is several years old.
Prayer Request: Darkhorse Marine Battalion
Will a Vinegar and Water Mixture De-Ice Your Windshield?
Spraying a mixture of vinegar and water on your car's windshield may help prevent the...
Will a Vinegar and Water Mixture De-Ice Your Windshield?
Do Color Codes on Toothpaste Tubes Identify Their Ingredients?
The colored squares on toothpaste tubes supposedly identify the composition of the toothpaste enclosed therein.
Do Color Codes on Toothpaste Tubes Identify Their Ingredients?
Laura Buxton Balloon Coincidence
Laura Buxton released a balloon that ended up in the hands of another girl named...
Laura Buxton Balloon Coincidence
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?
"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?
Did Authorities Warn of More Attacks on Target and Walmart Stores in El Paso?
A viral rumor spread in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in Texas in...
Did Authorities Warn of More Attacks on Target and Walmart Stores in El Paso?
‘Money Bags’ Calendar
Five Saturdays, five Sundays, and five Mondays in month is not a phenomenon that occurs...
‘Money Bags’ Calendar
Can Drinking One Diet Drink a Day Triple the Risk of Dementia and Strokes?
Some studies show an association between increased consumption of artificially sweetened beverages and stroke or...
Can Drinking One Diet Drink a Day Triple the Risk of Dementia and Strokes?
Did a New Study Show That Marijuana Leads to a Complete Remission of Crohn’s Disease?
The results of a 22-person pilot study have been misrepresented through years of viral reporting...
Did a New Study Show That Marijuana Leads to a Complete Remission of Crohn’s Disease?