Nearly identical posts have been shared to Facebook community groups for residents in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
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Full Fact→ Series of posts supposedly looking for missing pets are hoaxes
The same image has been posted in different Facebook groups, with claims a pair of dogs are being sought in various locations across the UK.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming a couple is ‘on the run’ after the death of an 8-month-old baby are hoaxes
The mugshots accompanying the Facebook posts were first released by US police in 2021.
Full Fact→ Facebook reports of a young boy abandoned in Lancashire and West Yorkshire are hoaxes
Police forces for both areas don’t recognise claims on Facebook that a boy aged around seven was found by a roadside and taken to a police station.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming to show dog found on roadside after hit-and-run are hoaxes
The same image has been posted in different Facebook groups, claiming the dog has been found in various locations across the UK and abroad.
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes
The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found.
Full Fact→ Warnings of a knife-wielding teenage killer on the loose are hoaxes
The images date back to 2018 and the man pictured was convicted of a different offence to those claimed.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about ‘found’ boy taken to police station are hoaxes
The posts have been shared in Facebook community groups across the UK, each claiming the little boy has been found locally.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about ‘two-year-old boy found by police’ are hoaxes
The hoax posts have been shared in local Facebook groups for residents in Hereford and King’s Lynn.
Full Fact→ Social media appeals to reunite owner with injured dog are likely hoaxes
Multiple posts sharing the same image of an injured dog with appeals to reunite it with its owner are unlikely to be genuine. They claim the dog was hit by a car in different locations worldwide.
Full Fact→ Facebook hoaxes about missing UK children use old photos from the US
The posts have appeared in community groups across the UK.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about missing woman with dementia are hoaxes
The posts appear in community groups across the UK and even in the US.
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing man with Alzheimer’s are hoaxes
These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US.
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Uncovers Network of Cambodian Websites Pushing Death Hoaxes On Facebook To Spread Malware
The celebrity death hoax has long been a clickbait staple, but recently one network has taken it to extremes, using scores of websites to host its content and an automated army of bots to push the links into Facebook groups. Many Facebook
Snopes→ Why Are Online Death Hoaxes so Popular?
Celebrities, royalty, sports personalities — all have been unwitting victims.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth Death Hoaxes Accelerate as World Awaits News
As of this writing, there has yet to be an official announcement of her death.
Logically→ The media claimed that the same person died at both the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, indicating that both of those events were hoaxes.
Poynter→ Watch out for these 6 hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
As news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across the world, misinformation quickly followed. Social media feeds are filled with distressing images, videos and stories with descriptions that convey they […] The post Watch out for these 6 ho
PolitiFact→ Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Distressing posts have filled social media with descriptions that say they show Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While legitimate coverage has shown the invasion’s destruction, other imagery has turned out to be fake, outdated or unrelated to the conf
Snopes→ Misinformation, Disinformation and Hoaxes: What’s the Difference?
In the 21st century, new technology makes manipulation and fabrication of information simple.
Snopes→ Volkswagen Hoaxes Media with Fake Statement on Name Change
Volkswagen of America issued false statements saying it would change its brand name to “Voltswagen,” to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, only to reverse course and admit that the supposed name change was a joke.
Poynter→ Fact-checking vaccine hoaxes? Apply now to the Vaccine Grant Program
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is joining forces with WhatsApp to launch the Vaccine Grant Program, a new global effort to stem the flow of misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines. This partnership marks the second time this year the
Hoax-Slayer→ Why Do Otherwise Smart People Fall For Obvious Scams and Hoaxes?
Every day, thousands of Internet users fall for silly hoaxes and transparent scams. Why do smart people fall for obvious scams and hoaxes? The post Why Do Otherwise Smart People Fall For Obvious Scams and Hoaxes? appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Evidence in ‘The Plot To Steal America’ Video Does NOT Support Election Fraud Claims — Mostly Consists of Rehashed Hoaxes
Does an advertising video titled "The Plot To Steal America" contain hard evidence of election fraud? No, that's not true: the 18-minute pitch contains allegations based on video clips purporting to show "evidence" but several of these cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sidney Powell Election Fraud Witness Navid Keshavarz-Nia Cites Debunked Election Hoaxes
Is a cybersecurity expert's testimony about election fraud based on verified incidents? No, the major examples Navid Keshavarz-Nia cites in a written legal declaration lack proof or direct evidence and are based on his speculation. The al
Poynter→ Brazilian election: Fact-checkers detected 16 electoral hoaxes in 48 hours, a third of the total registered in 2018
In the first round of the 2020 Brazilian local election, three technological errors created an opportunity for disinformation to thrive. An app launched by the Superior Electoral Court to help voters find their voting section or justify their absence (
AllSides→ U.S fact-checkers debunked at least 10 hoaxes involving Pennsylvania and Florida on Election Day
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2020/u-s-fact-checkers-debunked-at-least-10-hoaxes-involving-pennsylvania-and-florida-on-election-day/
Poynter→ U.S fact-checkers debunked at least 10 hoaxes involving Pennsylvania and Florida on Election Day
Fact-checking organizations based in the United States debunked at least 10 claims and photos regarding the electoral process in two states on Election Day. An overview of this work shows that Florida and Pennsylvania were heavily targeted by disinform
Poynter→ Faked emails show the power of simple hoaxes
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. It doesn’t have to be complicated Amid all the discussi
Poynter→ Do these hoaxes about Trump and COVID-19 look familiar? That’s because they are
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Déjà vu: Hoaxers turn to the same tactics all over agai
Poynter→ Watch out for COVID-19 hoaxes that suggest technologies misuse your personal data
One of the most important symptoms of COVID-19 is low oxygenation. To measure the amount of O2 in a human’s blood, scientists have developed the oximeter, a small device that resembles a clothespin and is now being sold everywhere. When a patient
Poynter→ IFCN’s WhatsApp chatbot is now available in Hindi and ready to fight COVID-19 hoaxes
The International Fact-Checking Network’s COVID-19 WhatsApp chatbot will now be available in Hindi –– the world’s third most spoken language. The bot was first released in English, and Spanish, but starting this Thursday, June 11, Hindi speaker
Poynter→ Watch out for scams and hoaxes hidden in Black Lives Matter content
It seems that opportunistic scammers have moved from one tragic crisis to another. COVID-19 attracted hoaxes and exploited a confused public, and now the murder of George Floyd and the worldwide protests are doing the same, keeping fact-checkers busy.
Snopes→ Facebook to Warn Users Who ‘Liked’ Coronavirus Hoaxes
Facebook will let you know if you shared or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site, the latest in a string of aggressive efforts the social media giant is taking to contain an outbreak of viral falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online
Fifty years ago this Saturday, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. But not everyone believes it. Almost as soon as the Apollo 11 spaceflight landed at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969, conspiracy theories ab
Snopes→ Different Disaster, Same Theme: Hoaxes and Misinformation Spread Online after Notre Dame Fire
Time after time, a major news event produces a big mess to mop up on social media.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Real Momo Videos,’ Viral Hoaxes, and Ostension
In the aftermath of the March 2019 U.S. media frenzy surrounding the Momo challenge, a number of “real Momo videos” have opportunistically surfaced and quickly racked up large share counts. We came across several of the likely many survivi
Hoax-Slayer→ Two Silly ‘Forward to Save Your Account’ WhatsApp Hoaxes Combined
According to this widely circulated WhatsApp post, you must forward a message to your WhatsApp contact list or your account will be deleted. The post Two Silly ‘Forward to Save Your Account’ WhatsApp Hoaxes Combined appeared first on Hoax-S
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Fastest At Debunking 2018 Top Hoaxes Identified By BuzzFeed News
A few days ago BuzzFeed's Craig Silverman published his annual overview of the top 50 biggest on-line hoaxes of the previous year. Just like last year we used this list as a basis to do some analysis to see how Lead Stories did compared to oth
Hoax-Slayer→ HIV Food and Drink Contamination Hoaxes Continue
In recent years, a series of would-be warnings have circulated that claim that particular food or beverage products have been contaminated with HIV infected blood. The post HIV Food and Drink Contamination Hoaxes Continue appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.