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Multiple celebs fell for this one. Don't believe them - it's as much as a hoax as it's always been.

There's no privacy Armageddon coming “TOMORROW!” If there was, you couldn't copy and paste your way out of it!

A Facebook hoax from 2011 is doing the rounds again. Don't fall for it, do something useful instead.

Hoaxers are saying you can unlock colorful new "features" in Twitter, but you'll probably lock yourself out instead.
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Nest urged owners of its security cameras Tuesday to use enhanced authentication to thwart hackers, after one terrified a family with a hoax nuclear missile attack. read more

Stop shaking your head about "WhatsApp Gold" flimflam and start spreading these REAL nuggets of hoax-clobbering advice!

No, none of us can "bypass" Facebook's newsfeed algorithms by copy-pasting our way past them.

A wave of bomb threats emailed Thursday to hundreds of schools, businesses and government buildings across the U.S. triggered searches, evacuations and fear — but there were no signs of...

Extortion scheme gets national attention but not much in the way of funds Police departments around the US say they've been apprised of emailed bomb threats seeking payment in cryptocurrency or...