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Versions of this hoax have been around since at least 2009, according to debunker site Snopes.com, and they seem to resurface every few months. The Times-Union even wrote about it back in 2016 .
The hoax takes the form of a Facebook status that urges others to post the same or a similar status. [2] [3] The hoax first became popular in May and June 2012, but has since re-appeared multiple times, including in November 2012 [3] and again in January [1] and September 2015. [4]
Spread death hoaxes about various public figures. [30] [318] [319] Breaking13News.com Breaking13News.com [318] [319] Daily Buzz Live DailyBuzzLive.com Per PolitiFact. Republished a hoax about worldwide blackout, a false claim that had been spreading since 2012. Hosted on the same webserver as Action News 3. [28] [320] [321] [319] dailyviralbuzz.com
Lead Stories: fact checks posts that Facebook flags but also use its own technology, called "Trendolizer", to detect trending hoaxes from hundreds of known fake news sites, satirical websites and prank generators. [220] [221] Media Bias/Fact Check. An American websites with focus on "political bias" and "factual reporting". [222] [223]
Began in April 2015 under the name NewsWatch28, later becoming NewsWatch33. The website disguises itself as a local television outlet. It has also been known to mix real news along with its fake news in an attempt to circumvent Facebook's crackdown on them. Republished a hoax about worldwide blackout. [83] [205] NewzMagazine.com NewzMagazine.com
An Aug. 7 Facebook post (direct link, ... AFP, Check Your Fact and Snopes also debunked the claim. Our fact-check sources: Leigh Finke, Aug. 12, Email exchange with USA TODAY .
Food Network star Ina Garten told her fans that her Facebook account had been hacked after a post left them "very concerned."
[241] [242] He specifically identified fact-checking website Snopes.com, and pointed out that Facebook monitors links to such debunkers in reply comments to determine which original posts were fraudulent. [241] [242] On 15 December 2016, Facebook announced more specifics in its efforts to combat fake news and hoaxes on its site.