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1960s KGB Experiments Left Subjects 'Brainwashed' After 2 Months of 'Fear Messages'?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Oct. 19, 2024 Some social media users suggested the claim originated from Yuri Bezmenov, a Soviet defector.
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Do Large Solar Energy Farms Create Tornados?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Oct. 13, 2024 This copypasta has been circulating the internet since 2022.
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'Goodbye Meta AI' Message Won't Stop Company from Scraping Your Data

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Sept. 27, 2024 The viral message claims to protect Instagram and Facebook users against Meta using their inform ...
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Schools Don't Teach Cursive Anymore Because AI Can't Read It?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 1, 2024 The claim also suggests that writing in cursive "connects neural pathways that are only connecte ...
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Do Large Solar Power Plants Act as 'Tornado Incubators'?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
June 27, 2024 This copypasta has been spreading online since at least 2022.
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Posting This Disclaimer Will Stop Meta from Using Your Posts to Train AI Models?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
June 18, 2024 "No further posts from me until meta decides to stop using all our posts to train their ai," one ...
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Herbert Hoover Repaid Favor to Polish Pianist Who Helped Him as Student?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 30, 2024 "What goes around comes around," says the story, which has been shared for years.
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A sign shows the logo for Meta. On one side of the word is an infinity loop, while on the other side is the logo for Facebook, a white f inside a blue circle.

Posting This Notice on Your Facebook Account Will Stop Platform from Using Your Photos?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 19, 2024 Variations of this claim have been floating around the internet for more than a decade.
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'Harmful Cosmic Radiation' Will Pass Close to Earth 'Tonight'?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 8, 2024 The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse gave new life to old fears.
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Trump Quietly Paid Mortgage of Slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 1, 2024 While it doesn't appear as though Donald Trump himself ever made this claim, some of his loudest ...
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'Amazon Got Hacked': Viral Rumor Says Criminals Added Fake Locker Addresses to Accounts

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 7, 2023 By email, a spokesperson for Amazon told Snopes that the issue was an "error" and that they were ...
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A Facebook rumor claimed that the @ symbol and the word highlight would show page or profile watchers.

Does Typing '@' in a Facebook Comment and Clicking 'Highlight' Reveal 'Page Watchers'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 27, 2023 A viral post claims there is a secret way to find the Facebook friends who might be lurking on y ...
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The Apple AirDrop feature called NameDrop was the subject of multiple Facebook posts that claimed it was dangerous for a user's privacy and security.

Is iPhone AirDrop Feature 'NameDrop' Dangerous, as Facebook Posts Claim?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 27, 2023 Here's the lowdown about the Facebook warnings regarding NameDrop, an iPhone feature that debute ...
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Facebook To Charge Users $7.99 Per Month, as 'Channel 13 News' Reported?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 13, 2023 Facebook users alerted friends of the purported breaking news in copy-and-paste posts.
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Did You Receive a 'New COVID Health Advisory' Message? It's Fake

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 29, 2023 The viral message warns of a new strain that is supposedly "different, deadly, and not easily de ...
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'Here's How To Bypass the System' Post Is a Facebook Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 17, 2023 The Facebook hoax that never ends often brings a fair share of users who misunderstand the platf ...
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Viral Post Claims Woman's Rental Car Was Marked with 'AF' for 'Alone Female'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 8, 2023 We've seen our fair share of stories alluding to criminal schemes like these in the past, usuall ...
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A phone that says Facebook is next to the Facebook logo.

Is Facebook Set To Begin Charging $4.99 Per Month?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 14, 2023 Snopes has encountered this false claim before. Repeatedly.
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Facebook users copied and pasted a post that talked about accounts being hijacked.

'Everyone Is Slowly Getting Hijacked' Facebook Posts Resemble an Old Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 22, 2023 Here's the lowdown on this specific copy-and-paste message that was being posted in May 2023.
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An avocado with an Apeel sticker is pictured.

Are Fruits and Vegetables With 'Apeel' Stickers Safe to Eat?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 2, 2023 People have been coating their produce with artificial protective coatings for over 900 years.
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