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Facebook To Charge Users $7.99 Per Month, as 'Channel 13 News' Reported?

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Jordan Liles
Sep 13, 2023 Facebook users alerted friends of the purported breaking news in copy-and-paste posts.
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'Here's How To Bypass the System' Post Is a Facebook Hoax

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Jordan Liles
Aug 17, 2023 The Facebook hoax that never ends often brings a fair share of users who misunderstand the platf ...
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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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Viral Post Claims Woman's Rental Car Was Marked with 'AF' for 'Alone Female'

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Jordan Liles
Aug 8, 2023 We've seen our fair share of stories alluding to criminal schemes like these in the past, usuall ...
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A phone that says Facebook is next to the Facebook logo.

Is Facebook Set To Begin Charging $4.99 Per Month?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jun 14, 2023 Snopes has encountered this false claim before. Repeatedly.
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Facebook posts claimed that Benadryl liquid capsules or liqui-gels contained xylitol which is toxic to dogs.

Do Benadryl Capsules Contain Xylitol?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 13, 2023 Xylitol, a sugar substitute that can be found in some human foods and dental products, can be po ...
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Did Mark Zuckerberg Ban Elon Musk from Facebook?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jun 13, 2023 Musk has previously said that he's never had a Facebook account.
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Keith M Alber wrote an opinion from a former judge which began with the words I am a student of law whose age is 85.

Did Keith M. Alber Write, 'Opinion From a Former Judge'?

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Jordan Liles
May 16, 2022 Among the purported steps to overturn democracy were ...
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Facebook users copied and pasted a post that talked about accounts being hijacked.

'Everyone Is Slowly Getting Hijacked' Facebook Posts Resemble an Old Hoax

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Jordan Liles
May 22, 2023 Here's the lowdown on this specific copy-and-paste message that was being posted in May 2023.
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The story of a man named Dustin Sparks who identifies as a dog originated as satire.

Did a Man Named Dustin Sparks Say He Identifies as a Dog?

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Jordan Liles
May 18, 2023 The story began, "A local man is making headlines after announcing that he identifies as a dog, ...
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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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A picture did not show a couple unable to have children has intercourse in the middle of an evangelical worship service to receive God's blessing nor did it show a pastor asking a married couple struggling to conceive to have sex inside church and in full view of congregation so that they can also pray for them to conceive.

Photo Does Not Show Couple Unable To Conceive Having Sex in Church

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Jordan Liles
Jul 29, 2022 The church in Brazil explained in a series of Facebook posts about what the two people were actu ...
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A TikTok post that shows a message that claims someone has died and that users should click a link to learn more information is labeled as a scam.

'Look Who Died in an Accident' Facebook Messages Are a Scam

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 3, 2023 The messages read, "Look who died, in an accident I think you know him so sorry...[emoji]," with ...
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Did Lady Gaga’s College Classmates Create Facebook Page Insulting Her?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 30, 2023 It was allegedly titled "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous."
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Yes, $725M Facebook Class Action Settlement Is Legitimate

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Apr 19, 2023 About 250 to 280 million Facebook users are eligible to receive funds from the proposed class ac ...
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Did TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Once Work as a Facebook Intern?

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Damakant Jayshi
Mar 30, 2023 A viral TikTok video with the claim circulated in the days after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifi ...
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amazon snake cat picture is fake

What We Know About This Viral 'Snake Cat' Image

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 15, 2023 There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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A picture of Joy Behar said that Elon Musk issued a tender offer to buy The View outright for $17 and a coupon for a free appetizer at Applebee's.

Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC's 'The View'?

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Jordan Liles
May 10, 2022 A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an Applebee's coupon spr ...
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Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?

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David Mikkelson
Jun 4, 2012 "WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
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Text, Label, Paper

Does a 'New Facebook Rule' About Use of Photos Start Tomorrow?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 16, 2022 "Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos," the viral p ...
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