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‘Lisa Brown’ Profile Pushes Crypto Scam with Stolen Photos We're sure that California City, California, is likely a lovely small town. However, it's also...

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Oprah Winfrey did not suffer a tragedy or die in May 2022 nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies in Time magazine with Ellen DeGeneres.

Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a ‘Tragedy’ and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies? We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying...

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The Price Is Right host Drew Carey did not endorse keto pills.

Is ‘Price Is Right’ Ending After Drew Carey Endorsed Keto? A paid ad on Facebook showed a picture of "The Price Is Right" host Drew...

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Traeger Grills Facebook Scam Promises ‘Big Sale,’ Falsely Claims Company Is Closing We received a message from a reader that alerted us to a Facebook scam that...

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Is the ‘Jeff Green Foundation’ Email Giveaway a Scam or Legit? Billionaire philanthropists typically don't make multiple errors in grammar, nor do they ask people to...

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Is Walmart Giving Away $750 Gift Cards on Facebook for Its 60th Anniversary? If you're going to enter a Walmart giveaway, we recommend doing the legitimate one on...

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Tiger Woods CBD Gummies reviews littered Google search results even though the pro golfer never endorsed or authorized the products.

Tiger Woods CBD Scam and Fake ‘Reviews’ Flood Google We took notice when a handful of "reviews" for a product named Tiger Woods CBD...

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Shark Tank CBD gummies reviews are sponsored content and the TV show cast did not endorse Eagle Hemp CBD Gummies or Natures Only CBD Gummies or Smilz CBD Gummies.

‘Shark Tank’ CBD Gummies ‘Reviews’ on Google Are Fake On top of that, the cast of the "Shark Tank" TV show has never endorsed...

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Walmart is not giving away leftover KitchenAid mixers on Facebook nor did the company end a partnership with the kitchen appliances giant.

Is Walmart Giving Away KitchenAid Mixers for $2 on Facebook? Facebook posts claimed that Walmart was giving away 100 KitchenAid mixers for $2 each, which...

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Keanu Reeves did not endorse Smilz CBD Gummies or any other such products nor did he do an interview with Time Magazine where he talked about CBD products.

Is the Keanu Reeves Smilz CBD Gummies Interview a Scam or Legit? According to various websites, famous film actor Keanu Reeves owns a company named Smilz CBD...

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‘Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt’ Scam Circulates on WhatsApp Cadbury said in a statement that the viral post was "not been generated by us"...

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Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to...

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