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Does Facebook's Green 'BFF' Prove Your Account Is Secure?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 22, 2018

A Facebook status update meme claims that a green "BFF" in typed comments is an indicator of acc ...

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Are Hackers Stealing Private Information via 'What Would You Look Like Bald' Facebook Apps?

Written by: David Emery

Feb. 28, 2018

Viral warnings about "extreme hackers" stealing information via popular entertainment apps on Fa ...

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Mueller Indictment: Russians Promoted False Allegations of Voter Fraud in 2016

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 16, 2018

The 37-page indictment details a sophisticated effort to leverage social media to manipulate Ame ...

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Did a Vermont Woman Post a Joke About Trump 'Bringing Back Slavery'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 25, 2018

Heather Wick faced an online backlash after a racially insensitive Facebook post in 2017, and ag ...

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Facebook to Downrank Posts that Ask You to Like or Share

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 18, 2017

The social network announced an algorithm change targeting "engagement bait."

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Did Cash-Strapped Puerto Rico Pay Government Employees More Than $100 Million Christmas Bonuses?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 6, 2017

Controversy over the commonwealth's budget is not new, but attention on the bonuses as Puerto Ri ...

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Pizza Hut 58th Anniversary Freebie Scam

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 4, 2017

Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniv ...

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Is CNN Lying About Relief Efforts Reaching Puerto Rico?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 2, 2017

A vague yet viral Facebook post accused the network of spreading misinformation.

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Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 28, 2017

The social media giant announced a new measure for penalizing web sites that post fake news.

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Did a German Woman Get Fined for Sharing a Meme on Facebook?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 9, 2017

A Breitbart article accurately reports the fining of a Berlin woman under Germany's strict hate ...

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Has Facebook Reversed Their 'Nipple Ban'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

June 6, 2017

Several Facebook users posted claims that the social network had reversed their ban on images of ...

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Did a Cleveland Fox Affiliate Label a Black Murder Suspect 'Dark White'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

April 17, 2017

WJW-TV called a doctored screenshot of their news broadcast a "distraction."

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Did Sean Spicer Say Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons on 'Fellow Germans'?

Written by: David Emery

April 12, 2017

A supposed "clarification" by Sean Spicer regarding his remarks about Hitler and chemical weapon ...

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Did Mark Zuckerberg Announce His Resignation from Facebook?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 14, 2017

Reports that the social media maven is stepping down were fiction created to sell a skin care pr ...

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Do Facebook 'Copy and Paste, Don't Share' Posts Make Your Account Hackable?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 14, 2017

A popular video claims that sharing "copy and paste" Facebook status updates leaves social media ...

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Is Facebook Forwarding Standing Rock Protester Profiles to DHS, FBI?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 1, 2017

According to rumors, a Facebook popup window is warning Standing Rock protesters that their acco ...

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Did President Trump Criticize Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Social Media Use?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Jan. 31, 2017

Reports of an international dispute over social media usage among world leaders are complete fab ...

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Did Mike Pence Say Trump Supporters Made Up 'More Than Half' of Womens' March?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Jan. 24, 2017

A fake Facebook account overstated the amount of conservatives who attended demonstrations world ...

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Did Twitter and Facebook Ban a Norwegian Cartoon About Trump?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 6, 2017

Rumors that a political cartoon featuring Donald Trump was banned from social media sites were l ...

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Are Facebook Users Secretly Following You?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Jan. 4, 2017

Instructions for blocking Facebook users who are supposedly furtively following you are spurious.

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