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WhatsApp Will Share Personal User Information with Facebook and Make It Public?

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Bethania Palma
Sept. 15, 2016 Facebook purchased the texting app in 2014, but WhatsApp says personal user information won't be ...
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A rumor said that Microsoft was planning to disable people's computers if they were to share non-mainstream content online.

Microsoft Announced It Will Disable Computers of Users Who Share 'Non-Mainstream Content' Online?

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 5, 2024 This rumor circulated online in early February 2024 after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave an in ...
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Facebook Cancellation Notice

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David Mikkelson
July 5, 2000 A warning alerts social media users that Facebook is about to cancel their accounts if they don' ...
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A Facebook message with OO5251839 or 005251839 did not circumvent Facebook's algorithm or do anything about a user's friends.

The 'OO5251839' Post Doesn't 'Circumvent' Facebook Algorithm

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Jordan Liles
June 2, 2021 Thanks for the tip, but it's not unusual for friends to say "hello" if you ask them to do so.
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An image shows various Facebook users saying the social media platform was sending friend requests to profile pages the user clicked on.

Did Facebook Glitch Cause Friend Requests To Be Sent Automatically?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 16, 2023 Facebook users reported that friend requests were sent automatically when they clicked on other ...
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Facebook posts promised a 2023 Toyota Tundra Christmas surprise giveaway but it was a scam.

450K Facebook Users Fell for This Toyota Tundra Giveaway Scam

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 15, 2023 Here's the lowdown on what these scammers were looking to accomplish.
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A rumor said that Uber had partnered with the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

Did Uber Partner With the Palestine Children's Relief Fund?

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 19, 2023 A Facebook ad on Uber's official page announced a partnership with the charity to "address the i ...
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A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 20, 2022 If only "copypasta" worked that way.
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Is Facebook Removing Military Amputee Photos?

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 15, 2013 Cognitive dissonance: Using Facebook to share a photograph that has supposedly been banned by Fa ...
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Climate Change Denial: Debunked

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Bond Huberman
Sept. 20, 2019 Don’t get it twisted. Despite the rumors and politicized debate, human-caused climate change is ...
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Searching 'Chicken Soup' on Facebook Returns a Warning About Child Sexual Abuse?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 15, 2023 "Why has chicken soup come up as a child abuse alert on Facebook? I am confused," a social media ...
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A crypto scam on the Meta platform Facebook asked for donations for Ukraine and had the page name Crypto.com/Nft.

Don't Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam

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Jordan Liles
March 22, 2022 Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam us ...
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'Visit the New Facebook' Virus Warning

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David Mikkelson
May 17, 2015 Rumor: A hacker is stealing personal info by spreading messages with links to 'Visit the New Fac ...
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Are Facebook Hackers Posting 'Sexual Videos'?

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Snopes Staff
Aug. 31, 2011 We've yet to encounter any verified account of 'hackers' having surreptitiously inserted 'invisi ...
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No Evidence ‘Global Warming’ Was Rebranded as ‘Climate Change’

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The Conversation
March 12, 2020 Climate change deniers are often known to misrepresent innocuous facts and use those misrepresen ...
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Concept art of a thermometer registering a high temperature against an orange sky

The Five Pillars of Climate Change Denial

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The Conversation
Feb. 12, 2020 The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past ...
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From top left clockwise, an image shows Disney World, the Facebook logo on a phone, the Temu app, a Wendy's sign, Ben Shapiro, Cracker Barrel, Whoopi Goldberg, and a white woman's face. The images run into each other, creating a collage.

From Hoaxes to Mind-Benders: Snopes' Top 10 Stories from 2023

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Dec. 26, 2023 An ode to some of the internet's most bizarre rumors.
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Meta and Facebook are continuing to allow paid ads that make false claims of allegations against Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik all of which eventually lead to CBD gummies scams.

Facebook Still Allowing Baseless Mayim Bialik ‘Allegations’ Ads, Despite Reassurances from Meta

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Jordan Liles
April 25, 2022 Despite previous reassurances from Meta, Facebook users are continuing to report seeing scammy a ...
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Are weather maps being used for climate change scare-mongering?

No, Weather Maps Aren't Scare-Mongering About Climate Change

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 29, 2022 A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem sc ...
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facebook hacker warning friend request

Look Out For These 'Copypasta' Messages on Facebook

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 23, 2023 Not only is Facebook the source of many copy-and-pasted texts but the subject, as well. Here are ...
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