How to survive a Tumblr hoax in 6 not-so-easy steps
Let this viral photo of two islands kissing teach you everything you need to know about the wasteland of fact-checking on Tumblr.
On Aug 23, 2013 by Aja Romano
‘Dharma & Greg’ actor got catfished, and TMZ got his sexy hot tub video
TV stars—they’re just like us! In that they are sad, lonely people susceptible to catfishing and other online scams.
On Aug 19, 2013 by Miles Klee
Viral photo of San Francisco’s Trayvon Martin protest is actually from 1987
This photo, supposedly showing a Trayvon Martin rally, is older than Martin himself.
On Jul 15, 2013 by Kris Holt
News that James Gandolfini’s death is a hoax… is a hoax
Meet Mediamass, a so-called satire site that spreads any lie it can.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Kevin Morris
How Taylor Swift inspired a widespread cancer hoax
There’s no legal recourse for the family whose photos were misappropriated on the Remembering Reilly WordPress blog—good news for the First Amendment, but no consolation for the Gilliams.
On Jun 14, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Meet the trolls and hoaxers of social justice Tumblr
Is this militant vegan activist for real? Or is she a troll? If you’re at all familiar with Tumblr’s social justice community, you may find it hard to be sure.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Is Michael Moore really making a movie about an anti-masturbation dolphin called Fappy?
No. But who’s behind the “Fappy the Dolphin” hoax?
On May 31, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
This Facebook page is not stealing all your baby photos
Don’t panic! Your baby photos are safe.
On May 20, 2013 by Kevin Morris
The greatest movie that never was
Director Yuri Gadyukin did not owe money to a gangster. His final film was not swirling out of control. In fact, he never existed in the first place.
On Apr 25, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Heroin addict dupes family for $150,000 with cancer hoax
Brittany Ozarowski was arrested on Monday and charged with grand larceny after Medford, N.Y., police learned that she’d staged an epic battle with cancer in an effort to support her heroin habit.
On Apr 11, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
That viral EA press release is just clever satire
Although EA’s CEO probably wishes he had written a hilarious response to winning Worst Company in America, it was actually a joke by Dorkly’s Andrew
On Apr 10, 2013 by Tim Sampson
This Magic: the Gathering collector couldn’t fool Reddit
Like the safe, this redditor was full of crap. But his scam almost worked.
On Mar 21, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Human Rights group wants to put an end to fake mobile images and videos
The InformaCam app takes advantage of sensors already in most smart phones to help verify the conditions and locations in which videos are shot—using built in GPS, temperature, altitude and speed monitors.
On Feb 1, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Twitter troll takes over Te’o’s fake girlfriend’s account
One of the Twitter accounts belonging to Notre Dame quarterback Manti Te’o’s nonexistent Internet girlfriend was claimed by a prankster and used to troll Te’o and the media.
On Jan 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier
NMA has its own absurd interpretation of the Manti Te’o story
The clip features an animated leprechaun, uncommonly awesome fake tears, and the symbolic transformation of Te’o’s body into a Transformer.
On Jan 17, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
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