The flooding in Venice this past week was extraordinary. According to my Forbes colleague Eric Mack, “On Tuesday, rains helped bring the seasonal high tides known as acqua alta to near record levels, just seven centimeters short of what was seen during the historic floods of 1966.” The mayor blamed climate change as did many […]
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Usher fell for it. So did Julia Roberts, Rob Lowe and Rick Perry, aka the guy in charge of overseeing America’s nuclear arsenal. The problem, of course: It’s not true. Claims that Facebook, or Instagram (which is owned by Facebook), is changing its terms of service and will make everything public unless users repost some
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Photo Credit: The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Bill Cosby dead of an apparent suicide at the age of 80 is a celebrity death hoax. There is no truth to a report that the comedian and former TV star was found dead from a suicide. Cosby was recently found guilty on charges that he drugged
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Hoax marketing isn’t something new. And while some of you may be hearing the term for the first time, it’s actually a technique that has been used by brands for decades. Hoax marketing is basically pranking an audience with something humorous in hopes that the prank goes viral. If you want some examples, just remember
Heinz UK Does the thought of eating chocolate mayonnaise make your mouth water or turn your stomach? Well, if Heinz UK’s latest condiment sounds repulsive, don’t worry—the chocolate mayo is nothing more than an April Fools’ Day hoax. According to Snopes, the food-themed prank was shared on the official Heinz UK Facebook page on April
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Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox Scott Baio, actor and television director, killed in a freak accident is a celebrity death hoax. There is no truth to a report that Baio died in an accident. Rather, the actor and outspoken supporter for President Donald Trump is the subject of another death hoax months after a previous
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Wikimedia Commons Reports that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration predicted a massive earthquake will hit Delhi, India in April 2018 are false. The rumor stemmed from a series of error-laden messages and is nothing more than a viral hoax. According to Snopes, the false claim was circulated in messages on WhatsApp, a popular messaging
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Photo Credit: Toglenn Pamela Anderson found dead at age 50 is a celebrity death hoax. There is no truth to a story that the former Playboy model And Baywatch television star had passed. Where did this celebrity death hoax originate? Abcnews-us.com published the fake news article on March 15, 2018, falsely claiming that the Los
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Wikipedia An image purportedly showing the poster for a remake of Disney’s “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” starring Kate Winslet is fake. In addition to the fact that a new version of the 1971 fantasy film is not currently in the works, the viral photo is actually a fan-made advertisement. According to Snopes, the photo was shared
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Photo Credit: Marvel/Disney Mark Hamill dead is a celebrity death hoax. There is no truth to rumors that the Star Wars actor had died. The actor himself addressed the death rumor on his Twitter account. In doing so, Hamill scared the crap out of some of his fans who mistakenly took it as a real
