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Mr. Bean did not crash his car performing a stunt and was not killed. Mr. Bean, an English actor and comedian whose real name is Rowan Atkinson, is alive and is another victim of a celebrity death hoax or fake news created by online scammers or cyber-criminals. The hoax has been created by online scammers or cyber-criminals with the intention of tr...

The message below, which claims that that members cannot leave or exit a WhatsApp group called "Interschoolsbelongs" if they have joined it, is another hoax or fake-news. We are not saying that the group doesn't exist, but there is no group on WhatsApp that you cannot leave or exit which you have knowingly or unknowingly joined. Below...

Your mobile or smartphone will not explode or "blast" if you receive a call or message from telephone number 777888999 or any other number. The so-called warning messages below, which are currently circulating on WhatsApp and being sent via SMS text messages that claim you should not answer a mobile phone call from the number 777888999 be...

The message below which claims that a huge security breach in WhatsApp has caused hackers to send a malicious voice message disguised as a Trojan virus to WhatsApp users is a fake, hoax or chain letter. The fake message was created to frighten WhatsApp users in sharing it by claiming that if the so-called malicious voice message is opened, it will ...

Social media users, please do not be fooled by the message below, which claims that you should not post anything regarding politics or religion, or else you will be arrested without a warrant. The message is a fake created by pranksters or some mischievous person who thinks he/she can trick people into believing in such garbage. If you do not belie...

The message below, which claims that that members cannot leave or exit a WhatsApp group called "Firdaus we ascend" if they have joined it, is another hoax or fake-news. We are not saying that the group doesn't exist, but there is no group on WhatsApp that you cannot leave or exit which you have knowingly or unknowingly joined. Below i...

WhatsApp does not make charitable donations for sharing photos, messages, audio, or posts. Therefore, WhatsApp users should not share posts with instructions to share a photo or message to help raise money for someone in need. Below are samples of WhatsApp hoaxes or fake-news that are currently circulated on the social media messaging platform....

The hoax below, which claims that the paracetamol with the name "P / 500" contains the "Machupo" virus, was created by pranksters to create public panic. If the claims in the message were true, then there would have been a recent spike in reported cases of people getting infected. But, we could find any information about any re...

The messages below, which claim that Microsoft's co-founder, William Henry 'Bill' Gates, is sharing his fortune, are hoaxes created by pranksters. Therefore, online users who have received messages claiming the same, should delete them, and should not follow the instructions in them. The messages, now called the "Microsoft Bill Gat...

If you receive a Make-A-Wish Foundation chain letter or social media post like the ones below, please delete it. This is because the Make-A-Wish Foundation does not participate in these kinds of wishes. Please do not forward the chain letter or share the post. Make-A-Wish Foundation® does not participate in Chain Letter, social media post or o...

The article below: "Reggae Legend Buju Banton Is DEAD After Committing Suicide Inside US Prison," published on "www.NetLiveMedia.com," is another celebrity death hoax. The hoax or fake-news, which claims that Buju Banton (Mark Anthony Myrie), a Jamaican dancehall and reggae musician, killed himself in a US federal prison where h...

The "Pictures of Donald Trump Suffering from a Stroke Virus" post or message below is another reason why the saying: "do not believe everything you read online or on the internet," should be taken seriously. The message, which is spreading like wildfire on social media websites like Facebook and WhatsApp, is clearly a hoax or fa...