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TikTok enters its moral panic era: Why does everyone keep falling for hoax challenges and fake trends?
There's a long list of dubious TikTok trends that media and authorities have blown out of proportio…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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A detailed timeline undermining Russia's claim that the massacre in Bucha was a Ukrainian hoax
Russia says its forces couldn't have committed atrocities in Bucha, but an analysis of the evidence…
Tom Porter
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False rumors Zendaya is pregnant are spreading across social media as people fall for an elaborate TikTok hoax
Rumors that Zendaya is pregnant circulated on Twitter as people fell for a TikTok trend that involv…
Charissa Cheong,Ayomikun Adek…
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Sandy Hook mom says hoax believers stalked the cemetery after her husband died by suicide for signs his death was faked
Jen Hensel, who lost her daughter Avielle in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, testified Wednesday in t…
Ashley Collman
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Alex Jones 'hoax' claim led strangers to show up demanding to see his dead son, Sandy Hook father testifies
The father testified during Jones' second damages trial that his family faced relentless harassment…
Ashley Collman,Kenneth Niemey…
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Amber Heard has lost up to $50 million due to abuse 'hoax' claims, industry expert testifies
"In the industry, they like her work," expert Kathryn Arnold testified at the Depp v. Heard trial o…
Jason Guerrasio
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A South African woman's story of giving birth to 10 babies at once was a hoax, government officials say
No hospitals in the Gauteng province of South Africa have any record of the decuplets being born, g…
Natalie Musumeci
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Meet the YouTuber who tricked half a million Harry Styles fans with a hoax TikTok account
"There was quite a lot of outrage at first," he said. "I was getting a lot of angry comments callin…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Russian state behind hoax calls claiming to be Ukrainian PM to British ministers, Downing Street says
British officials believe doctored snippets of hoax calls with the UK defence secretary and home se…
Henry Dyer
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GOP Senate nominee repeats hoax that children use litter boxes at school, weeks after John Oliver called Republicans 'heartbreakingly stupid' for perpetuating the debunked claim
On the October 16 episode of "Last Week Tonight," host John Oliver delved into Republican attacks o…
Isabella Zavarise
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Sandy Hook families spent weeks testifying about all the ways Alex Jones' hoax lies caused them to be harassed on the street, online, and in their own homes
Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled for Thursday after Jones declined to testify. A jury w…
Ashley Collman
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Elon Musk tweeted 'let the good times roll' after buying Twitter. His first day instead saw heads roll, emboldened trolls, and inspired hoaxes.
On Musk's first day as Twitter owner: racial slurs increased, according to a nonprofit researcher; …
Travis Clark
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Heated exchange erupts between Alex Jones and lead attorney in Sandy Hook 'hoax' trial: 'Why don't you show a little respect?'
The lead plaintiff's attorney Chris Mattei told Alex Jones to "show a little respect in this courtr…
Ashley Collman,Kenneth Niemey…
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Germany intercepted conversations of Russian soldiers discussing Bucha killings, contradicting Kremlin claims of a hoax, report says
Russia claims the massacre of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, are a hoax or conspiracy designed to fra…
Sophia Ankel
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Roger Stone makes donation plea for Alex Jones after verdict says he must pay $49m for Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims
Appearing on InfoWars, Roger Stone asked viewers to donate to Alex Jones after he was ordered to pa…
Joshua Zitser
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Morgan Stanley diversity disclosure - JPM axes some fees - Walmart litecoin hoax
The biggest finance news for Sept. 14, including the latest on Morgan Stanley's diversity goals and…
Jordan Parker Erb
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I'm a fact-checker at Snopes, the internet's authority on viral hoaxes. Here's how I tell if news is fake.
My team covers stories like $1 million bounties on Vladimir Putin and "Ukrainian Army Cats." Discer…
Madison Dapcevich
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The Colorado couple who said their 6-year-old son had floated away in a flying-saucer-shaped balloon and caused emergency responders to scramble to rescue him have been pardoned
The "balloon boy" hoax made headlines in 2009 with 90 minutes of live coverage of the bizarre ballo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Union Budget: Mamata says zero for common man, Amit Mitra calls it a hoax, BJP hits back
"There is no allocation for social security schemes. The biggest thing is that there is no solution…
PTI
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Footage of a 109-year-old man in Thailand went viral. Now TikTok is flooded with hoaxes, memes, and misinformation about him.
TikTok user @auyary13 keeps going viral for posting clips about an elderly man, who people have fal…