‘Got Another Friend Request from You’ Facebook Warning
A warning about a Facebook user's supposedly having received a second friend request from you is mostly useless.
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‘Trump Suffering from a Stroke’ Virus Warning
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Does the Honey Browser Extension Work?
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WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ Phone Virus Warning
One of several similar WhatsApp malware hoaxes warns that a "Martinelli" video could "hack" your phone.
Can Facebook Users Receive $17,500 Each Over a ‘Data Breach’?
Facebook users everywhere are not entitled to collect cash in compensation over the Cambridge Analytica user data controversy.
Are Hackers Stealing Private Information via ‘What Would You Look Like Bald’ Facebook Apps?
Viral warnings about "extreme hackers" stealing information via popular entertainment apps on Facebook are false and misleading.
Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?
The name of the wireless technology standard apparently originated during a Toronto pub crawl one dark and stormy night.
Has Facebook Launched a ‘No Swearing’ Campaign?
Reports that Facebook has instituted a 'no swearing' campaign and threatened to lock the accounts of violators are a hoax.
Flashlight Apps Harbor Data-Stealing Malware?
Flashlight apps could harbor furtive code to steal your personal data and send it to foreign cybercriminals, but so could any phone app.
Miley Cyrus Death Hoax
Reports that singer Miley Cyrus’ lifeless body was found by her entourage in a bathtub after she drowned from a prescription drug overdose are fake news.
‘Donald Trump Arrested’ Virus Warning
A warning about a computer virus being spread via social media with pictures of Donald Trump being arrested appears to be a hoax.
Facebook: Marine Corps Emblem Violates Community Standards?
Rumor: A Facebook page was suspended because the Marine Corps emblem violates the network's community standards?
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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Are These Giant Human Skeleton Photographs Real?
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump met in Ohio for the first of four debates this election season. Snopes fact-checked it live.
Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment
Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers?