like farming Archives

Is Lululemon Recruiting 150 Ambassadors via Instagram?

14 December 2018

A viral post promising an ambassadorship with Lululemon in exchange for follows and shares on...

Fact Check

Did a Sick Child’s Classmates Refuse to Wish Him a Happy Birthday?

6 April 2018

A photograph of young child with a rare disease was exploited for likes and retweets...

Fact Check

Was Parkland Student Chris Williams Shot While Saving Classmates?

19 February 2018

A student did get shot while locking a door during a school shooting -- but...

Fact Check

Are Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry Holding Giveaways?

30 December 2016

Despite the insistence of numerous scams on social media, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry are...

Fact Check

Bacon Sandwich Reported as Offensive on Facebook

8 December 2016

A social media post claimed that a bacon sandwich image was deemed "offensive" by Facebook...

Fact Check

Is This an Image of ‘Child Organ Trafficking Victims’ in Thailand?

6 December 2016

Images of the Ghouta chemical attack of 2013 were repurposed alongside a tale of child...

Fact Check

Father Mourns Wife, Children Killed in Car Crash?

5 December 2016

A genuine image of three murder victims has been reappropriated for a "type amen" scam.

Fact Check

Mark Zuckerberg Removing Clinton, Trump Pages for Facebook Likes A like-farming scam claims that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will delete Donald Trump's and Hillary...

Fact Check

Donald Trump Drop-Out Challenge Scores Tens of Thousands of Likes, Shares

13 September 2016

A like-farming post on Facebook took on the appearance of an impromptu referendum against Donald...

News

Facebook to Ban ‘Amen Posts’

17 June 2016

There's no truth to a rumor that Facebook is banning "amen posts" (in which social...

Fact Check

Reject Friends Request No, Jennifer Aniston isn't collecting Facebook likes to facilitate a "Friends" reunion.

Fact Check