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‘No One Wished Me Happy Birthday’ Scam Running Wild on Social Media

19 April 2018

If a post implores you to be the first to wish a sick or sad...

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Did Divers Just Uncover the ‘Lost City’ of Heracleion?

16 October 2017

Divers did uncover the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion, but the discovery was not new in 2017...

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Are Memberships No Longer Necessary to Shop at Costco? Clickbait articles on Facebook are misleading users into thinking people no longer need a memberships...

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Scientists Say Giant Asteroid Could Hit Earth Next Week, Causing Mass Devastation

12 July 2016

An article attempting to prove that most people only read headlines was published with a...

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Plan Launches to Make Obama Addition to Mount Rushmore

21 April 2016

After Harriet Tubman's addition to the $20 bill was announced, a spurious old rumor recirculated...

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‘Be Like Bill’ Spreads Malware?

28 January 2016

The "Be Like Bill" Facebook trend has annoyed some social media users, but there are...

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6 Quick Ways to Spot Fake News

21 January 2016

Most social media users have encountered a hoax (or ten); here's our cheat sheet on...

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Death Hoaxes, Like-Farming, and You Clickbait? Likebait? Why it matters.

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The Old College Lie

23 October 2015

A cruel social media rumor falsely suggests that broke students can eat for free at...

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Spin-Fluenza

19 October 2015

No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu...

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Trump Roast

7 October 2015

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