One of the most persistent forms of misinformation is known colloquially as "copypasta." Internet users often unwittingly perpetuate false information by copying and pasting hoaxes and passing them along to others.
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Copying, pasting and sharing hoaxes helps them spread online, sometimes for years.
by Snopes Staff, April 25, 2018
One of the most persistent forms of misinformation is known colloquially as "copypasta." Internet users often unwittingly perpetuate false information by copying and pasting hoaxes and passing them along to others.
By Snopes Staff
Nov. 15, 2021
We've seen at least a dozen variants of this copypasta rumor go viral over the past decade.
Sept. 25, 2017
A request for prayers for the families of 30 U.S. military personnel who died when their helicop ...
Sept. 25, 2005
One of the oldest Internet hoaxes holds that Microsoft and other companies are giving $5,000 to ...
Feb. 24, 2010
Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money tow ...
Nov. 17, 2009
A prayer request for 22 missionaries about to be executed in Afghanistan is spurious and outdated.
Nov. 9, 2010
A prayer request for the Darkhorse Marine battalion fighting in Afghanistan is several years old.
Nov. 17, 2013
Spraying a mixture of vinegar and water on your car's windshield may help prevent the glass from ...
July 22, 2013
The colored squares on toothpaste tubes supposedly identify the composition of the toothpaste en ...
April 29, 2013
Laura Buxton released a balloon that ended up in the hands of another girl named Laura Buxton wh ...
June 4, 2012
"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"
Aug. 6, 2019
A viral rumor spread in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in Texas in August 2019.
Aug. 7, 2010
Five Saturdays, five Sundays, and five Mondays in month is not a phenomenon that occurs only on ...
Oct. 31, 2018
Some studies show an association between increased consumption of artificially sweetened beverag ...
April 25, 2018
The results of a 22-person pilot study have been misrepresented through years of viral reporting ...