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Video of SUV Driving Up Truck Ramp To Escape Cops Is Digital Animation

Creative visual effects artist and Instagram user @2ncs wasn't credited for the digital animation video...

Does Photo Show Hillary Clinton Playing a Game Boy?

There's no shortage of doctored pictures on the internet.

Is This ‘Water Park in China’ Wave Pool Video Real?

A video claimed to show scores of people crammed into a wave pool at a...

Irish Watchdog Fines Instagram 405M Euros in Teen Data Case

An investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers' personal information in violation of strict...

Instagram’s ‘Precise Location’ Tool Is Nothing New

A widely shared social media post is misleading.

RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group Kicked off Instagram, Facebook

Children's Health Defense has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed...

‘Brazil in a Nutshell’ Street Gunfire Video Shows TV Series Filming

According to HoaxEye, a video of men on a motorcycle trading gunfire with others in...

Video: Did a Boater Really Capture a Volcanic Eruption?

And somehow the video survived as the boat submerged beneath tsunami waves.

Cristiano Ronaldo Featured in Fake Livestream on TikTok

TikTok live streams that replay old videos are nothing new. However, this one attributed to...

LGBTQ Harassment, Slurs Abound on Social Media, Report Says

Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against...

Instagram and Facebook Remove Posts Offering Abortion Pills

Such social media posts were ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting...

Crypto Scammer with 452K Followers Stole Photos, Advertised on Instagram

The scammer with the fake name "Melissa Jackson" (@melissa_jacks0n) was allowed by Meta to advertise...