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This one weird trick on Facebook gives your phone number a name

Facebook's viral 'your cellphone has a name' trick actually works. And it's super-creepy.

On Feb 25, 2015 by Matt Crowley

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This volcano fail video is probably a hoax but definitely hilarious

Hoax or not, it doesn't end well.

On Feb 19, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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If Ship Your Enemies Glitter is a joke, so is every startup

Hoax or successful exit? You decide.

On Jan 28, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Maroon 5 staged their adorable wedding-surprise music video

If you can't trust Adam Levine, who can you trust?

On Jan 19, 2015 by Rae Votta

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5 surefire signs that Craigslist ad is fake

After the Seattle dogwalker ad was debunked and then un-debunked, we all could use a lesson in Craigslist literacy.

On Jan 19, 2015 by Chris Osterndorf

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Meet the real illustrator behind Banksy’s viral Charlie Hebdo tribute

Does Banksy have the dumbest fans in the world?

On Jan 8, 2015 by Miles Klee

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LinkedIn says Taliban militant’s networking profile was likely a hoax

And here we were about to endorse him for "Human Atrocities."

On Jan 5, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Brother claims viral video of homeless man giving back $100 is a hoax

Is it all too good to be true?

On Jan 1, 2015 by Rae Votta

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This year’s dumbest astrophysics hoax fooled over a million Facebook users

As stupid as it is, this story has a lot to teach us about ourselves.

On Dec 26, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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The 13 most viral hoaxes of 2014

Nothing is real.

On Dec 21, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The ‘scrotum warmer’ Indiegogo campaign isn’t what it seems

The Scrotum Warmer follows in the tradition of absurdist crowdsourcing campaigns. But is it legit?

On Dec 9, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Someone on Facebook is trying to sell 3,000 tarantulas

A once-in-a-lifetime offer.

On Nov 6, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Discovery Channel will show man being ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda

Where some would ask "why," Paul Rosolie asks, "why not?"

On Nov 5, 2014 by Miles Klee

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UFO truthers freak out over crackpot conspiracy ‘confession’

Yeah, this isn't true.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How to tell if a story is from a fake news site

Trust no one.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Miles Klee