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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already killed thousands of people worldwide, we have seen COVID-19 scams where companies and individuals attempt to sell products they claim can prevent or cure the novel coronavirus. These scammers are peddling fake remedies ranging from a silver solution such as colloidal silver to cow manure. But, current...

President Donald Trump did not send Barack and Michelle Obama a $214 million bill "to repay the government for all of those vacations that weren’t official state business" while they were the president and first lady. The entire story was fabricated and originated from a satirical website called "The Resistance: The Last Line of Defe...

The Broom Challenge or Broom Standing Up Challenge is a hoax that started as far back as 2012, which shows viral videos and photos posted by social media users showing how they can make brooms stand up all by themselves. The social media users claim this is possible because NASA said Monday was the only day the "standing broom" trick woul...

Anessa Bryant, the wife of Kobe Bryant who was killed on January 26, 2020, tragically in a helicopter crash along with one of his daughters and 7 other persons, did not kill herself. Therefore, if you see social media posts like the one below, which claim Anessa Bryant committed suicide after becoming depressed after the death of her husband and da...

The new "Instagram New Privacy Policy" below is an old Instagram privacy policy hoax, not a scam, that started in 2012, and is making its rounds again in August 2019. The hoax claims the photo-sharing social media website has a new rule where every photo their users post will become public and can be used against them in court. The hoax t...

There is an old Instagram privacy policy hoax that started in 2012 and is making its rounds again in August 2019. The hoax claims the photo-sharing social media website has a new rule that states every photo their users post will become public and can be used against them in court. The hoax then claims Instagram users need to copy and paste it and ...

There is a video on social media that shows Teejayx6 being arrested by US Marshals midway in his performance at a Los Angeles show. The video shows him being handcuffed and taken away in an undercover cop car by the Feds. The upcoming Detroit rapper, also known as the Scammer Rapper, has been on the rise recently, dropping tracks that basically giv...

WhatsApp users who have received the "Whatsapp Gang of Boys Burnt Me Alive Horror" message below are asked not to share or forward it to their friends. This is because the message is a hoax or fake-news that is being sent by pranksters or psychopaths. Remember, there are pranksters and psychopaths online who think it is fun to play with p...

Yesterday, a fake-news article claiming Vybz Kartel has won his appeal started circulating like wildfire on social media and the rest of the internet. The fake-news article was an April's Fool joke, which a lot of the dancehall artiste's fans did not find funny. Especially, those who are eagerly awaiting his release from prison....

Some Twitter users fell for the "Twitter Change Your Birth Year to 2007" prank and got their account suspended for hours. The prank claims Twitter users can change their birth year to 2007 in their profile to unlock new color schemes, but if they try, Twitter's system will automatically lock them out of your account because Twitter do...

Online users who have received the fake "New Whatsapp with Facebook Services Activation" message, see below, are asked not to forward it to their friends or follow the instructions in it. This fake message is a hoax that started a few years ago and pops up every year on social media. Remember, Facebook or WhatsApp will never ask you to fo...

There is currently a fraudulent Little Caesars coupon in circulation, stating "Little Caesars is rewarding everyone with 3 free large pizza coupon on their 60th anniversary". This coupon was not generated or distributed by Little Caesars. Little Caesars is monitoring the situation and diligently working to resolve this issue. We recommend...