Why do we keep falling for the same prankster’s hoaxes?
The Bic letter, the NASA letter, the Cadbury letter—the Internet should know better than to trust Jamie Jones.
On Dec 5, 2013 by Aja Romano
2 unicorns for sale on Craigslist, serious inquiries only
Be the envy of every wizard on your block.
On Dec 4, 2013 by Miles Klee
What the story of ‘Diane in 7A’ can teach us about the quest for Internet fame
Livetweeting bad behavior will always get the Internet’s attention. But is that good?
On Dec 1, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
This viral ‘letter from NASA’ is 100 percent fake
NASA is fed up with your lies, Internet.
On Nov 23, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Sorry, ‘Harry Potter’ fans—the rumored eighth book is a hoax
Gotta get back to Hogwarts? Sorry, Harry Potter fans—despite what this viral hoax says, there’s no eighth HP book in Trelawney’s cards.
On Nov 21, 2013 by Aja Romano
Facebook and Twitter pull the plug on a possibly fake trucker protest
Somebody is asleep at the wheel here.
On Oct 8, 2013 by Miles Klee
The reveal at the end of this NASA hoax isn’t exactly Earth-shaking
Internet hoaxsters faked a NASA announcement to promote the worst music video you’ll see all week.
On Oct 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
This slingshot tutorial could not have gone worse
That’s going to leave a mark.
On Sep 28, 2013 by Austin Powell
4chan’s fake iOS 7 ads convince users to dunk phones in water
A fake Facebook post from Apple CEO Tim Cook helped seal the deal.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Can you identify the most obscure New Wave song ever?
Is this literally the most obscure song ever, or has this been the Internet’s longest Rickroll?
On Sep 16, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
The bizarre history of One Direction and dead pets
A Twitter user who threatened to kill her dog over the band triggered a flood of outrage.
On Sep 12, 2013 by Miles Klee
Jimmy Kimmel was behind the ‘Worst Twerk Fail EVER’ hoax
Here’s another reason why you can’t believe everything you see on the Internet.
On Sep 10, 2013 by Joey Cosco
This grieving military widow is not Lea Michele
Part of the problem stems from the fact that official military photos carry no copyright protection.
On Sep 9, 2013 by Justin Franz
Restaurant leaves vulgar sign for the town that drove it out of business
Somebody can’t stand the heat in the kitchen.
On Sep 6, 2013 by Miles Klee
A fake Internet girlfriend, a catfish scam, and a $50,000 ransom
Originally it was a prank, but soon’s Andriy Mykhaylivskyy trail of social media lies had turned into a shocking international kidnapping story.
On Aug 28, 2013 by Kris Holt
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