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ScienceHealthViral 5G Conspiracy Diagram Actually Shows How to Build Your Own Guitar Pedal
Does this diagram show the secret plans of Bill Gates and his minions to inject 5G chips into the bloodstreams of unsuspecting people who get the covid-19 vaccine? Not quite. But it can sure scoop the hell out of those mids. The schematic, which has gone viral on Facebook and Twitter, purports to show how … Continued
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ReviewsThe Big Viral Moments of 2020 That Were Totally Fake
We’re absolutely inundated with fake images these days. But 2020 really seemed to be filled with more fake viral videos and photos than even we could keep up with. Today, we present the fakes that really stood out, with perhaps too much from the fakes machine himself, President Trump—that guy who’s leaving office in weeks, … Continued
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Tech NewsFakesThat Viral Video of an ‘Apple Car’ Parking Is Totally Fake
Have you seen that sleek Apple Car video that’s currently going viral on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube? The car has bizarre spherical wheels and can self-park, if you can believe your lying eyes. The video has racked up over 5 million views on Twitter alone, but it’s totally fake, in case you had any doubt. … Continued
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Tech NewsFakesThat Viral Video of CNN Hiding Its Pornhub Tab Is Completely Fake
Have you seen that viral video of CNN host John King sheepishly hiding a Pornhub tab while announcing election results? The video has been seen by over 6.5 million people as of Friday morning. But it’s completely fake. Many people on Twitter noticed it was fake long before the original video was spotted by a … Continued
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Tech NewsFakesViral Video of Man Burning Trump Ballots Is Totally Fake
Have you seen that viral video of a man supposedly burning about 80 ballots marked for Donald Trump? The footage has been circulating on Twitter and Facebook over the past 48 hours and the president’s son, Eric Trump, even retweeted the video. But it’s completely fake. The viral video, which was first debunked by CNN, … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebookFacebook Sues Two Companies It Caught Selling Fake Instagram Followers
As part of Instagram’s ongoing crackdown on the scourge of fake followers leaving fake likes on the accounts of equally fake influencers, parent company Facebook announced earlier today that it filed two separate lawsuits targeting four individuals whose stock and trade was selling fake engagement. The post notes that Facebook had previously sent multiple cease … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsThis Company Is Inventing the Blue Checkmark for Photos
If you were on Twitter yesterday, you may have seen the photo of Senator Cory Booker, a hair’s breadth from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s mouth, making the rounds thanks in part to Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who tweeted: “Masks?” The implication was that the image was taken at Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, but … Continued
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Tech NewsCBP Seizes Batch of ‘Counterfeit AirPods’ That Appear to Just Be Legit OnePlus Buds [Updated]
“THAT’S NOT AN 🍎,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection tweeted on Sunday night. The federal agency was crowing about its latest bust and claiming it had “seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods from Hong Kong,” estimated to have carried a retail value of $398,000. The only problem is that the CBP shared photos of perfectly normal … Continued
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Tech NewsFakesThat Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)
President Donald Trump, America’s most prominent white supremacist, has celebrated the so-called “Trump boat parades” that have popped up across the country, a frightening symbol of 21st century fascism and the people who are normalizing it. But just like everything else tinged with politics in 2020, there’s a lot of fake information floating around on … Continued
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