Facebook and other social media are increasingly becoming how we get our news. But it's always good to consider the source. Here are five phony stories making the rounds on social media -- including a big one about Facebook:
Phony stories making the rounds —
Facebook and other social media are increasingly becoming how we get our news. But it's always good to consider the source. Here are five phony stories making the rounds on social media -- including a big one about Facebook:
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A fake story claiming Facebook will begin charging users has been shared and liked on the site millions of times. The social media site, which makes billions off advertising, has said repeatedly it will always be free.
No fees for Facebook —
A fake story claiming Facebook will begin charging users has been shared and liked on the site millions of times. The social media site, which makes billions off advertising, has said repeatedly it will always be free.
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Web hoaxes often capitalize on hot news topics. A false claim about Obamacare and Ebola started going viral despite having no basis in fact.
Ebola and Obamacare —
Web hoaxes often capitalize on hot news topics. A false claim about Obamacare and Ebola started going viral despite having no basis in fact.
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We're not saying you have to love Congress. You'd be in a pretty small group if you did. But a post supposedly showing how many elected crooks there are is based on a 15-year-old article that has been debunked.
Crooks in Congress? —
We're not saying you have to love Congress. You'd be in a pretty small group if you did. But a post supposedly showing how many elected crooks there are is based on a 15-year-old article that has been debunked.
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Pluto hasn't regained the planet status it lost in 2006 despite a widely reported Harvard debate in September in which an audience voted that it should.
Sorry, Pluto —
Pluto hasn't regained the planet status it lost in 2006 despite a widely reported Harvard debate in September in which an audience voted that it should.
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Apple's iOS8 mobile operating system offers lots of new features for iPhone users. An app called Wave, that lets you charge it in a microwave, isn't one of them.
No Wave —
Apple's iOS8 mobile operating system offers lots of new features for iPhone users. An app called Wave, that lets you charge it in a microwave, isn't one of them.