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Internet Baby Naming Contest Thankfully a Hoax

Emerald Catron — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:46:57 +0000

Last week we reported that a ~~horrible~~ mom was letting the internet vote to decide the name of her child for a measly $5,000. We can now thankfully say that the whole thing was a big, stinking hoax, perpetrated by none other than the company holding the contest.

Facebook Poll

Ian Delap — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:45:28 +0000

Facebook is the largest social networking site in the world. It is also one of the largest breeding grounds for scams and hoaxes. Have you ever been scammed on Facebook?

Facebook Hoaxes & How You Can Avoid Them

Ian Delap — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:41:01 +0000

Social media dominates a good portion of many people's daily lives. Checking up on friend's activities online is something most Americans do few times a day. The ever evolving world of social media now lets us share photos and statuses to spread an idea at lightning speed. Occasionally you will be asked to share something in efforts to help raise awareness or improve the well being of individuals and groups. How can you be sure the idea you are passing to your friends and family isn't a total lie?

Greenpeace Tricks Media With Another Shell Oil Hoax

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:00:46 +0000

At first glance, it seemed like Shell Oil had set themselves up for some pretty epic trolling. The company had launched a new online feature in which Web users got to choose the tagline for their “Arctic Ready” ad campaign. But instead of copy that would make the public support Arctic drilling all of the suggestions [...]

Former Buyer Says HGTV's 'House Hunters' Is Completely Fake

Don Deane — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:00:06 +0000

There have been allegations before that certain reality TV shows — like ‘Cash Cab’ — are fake, but the website Hooked on Houses claims to have conclusive first-hand proof that HGTV’s ‘House Hunters,’ which follows people as they search for a new home, is heavily scripted. Wait, you mean the couple from Montana didn’t want the three-bedroom, 2.5 bath fixer-upper???

Captured Russian Bigfoot Revealed as Hoax — Or Is It??? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:21 +0000

On Dec. 28th, Bagaudin Marshani, Russia’s Minister of Labor and Social Development in the Southern Republic of Ingushetia, reported the capture of a Bigfoot-like creature by hunters. But, alas, it was quickly revealed that the “animal” was nothing more than a person in a suit.

Or was that just another hoax to hide the truth about Bigfoot?