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The marketing trolls behind ‘OpCharlieHebdo’ website

It's the same crew that lied about having Emma Watson's nude photos.

On Jan 12, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

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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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4chan attacks SocialVevo and Rantic.com, the group behind the Emma Watson countdown

Serial hoaxsters SocialVevo get hacked in what's become the most bizarre prank war on the Internet.

On Sep 27, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The serial hoax artists behind the Emma Watson nude-photos countdown

Don't blame this one on 4chan.

On Sep 24, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Swenzy, YouTube’s most brazen spammers, are now stealing the news

Swenzy, the social media manipulators who fooled Time and CNN into reporting on hoaxes, is now lifting their content.

On May 22, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Hoaxsters bought us 75,000 fake followers in a new kind of Twitter attack

When someone sends you thousands of unwanted spam followers, it puts your account at risk of suspension.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Guess who’s behind this ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ scam

SocialVEVO strikes again.

On Dec 27, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The hoax economy: Behind SocialVEVO and the ‘Family Guy’ scam

This company fooled everyone with "Brian's Announcement," and its tricks are nearly impossible to stop.

On Dec 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III