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How to Avoid Fake Lottery, Prize, and Donation Scams in the Age of Advanced AI
In recent years, lottery, prize, and charitable donation scams have become far more convincing—and far more dangerous. While these scams have existed for decades, new artificial intelligence tools now allow criminals to create messages, phone calls, and even videos that … Continue reading
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Viral Videos of 2010
Below are the most-watched and most-talked about YouTube clips uploaded in 2010, with a short description for each. Source: YouTube Year in Review (2010). Bed Intruder Song (Auto-Tune the News / Antoine Dodson) Antoine Dodson’s emotional local news interview was … Continue reading
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Powerball US Hoax Page
Facebook Page called “US Powerball” claims that you can get a chance to win a one million dollar jackpot by liking, sharing, and commenting on a promotional post and then clicking a link to enter. Brief Analysis: The Facebook Page … Continue reading
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Camper Family RV Giveaway Hoax
Outline: Various Facebook Pages claim that you can win a luxury RV or motor home just by liking, sharing, and commenting. Brief Analysis: The Facebook Pages are fraudulent. They are not giving away RVs as claimed. There are no prizes … Continue reading
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Hillary’s political career: VERY similar to the Rise of Darth Sidious
Senator Palpatine represented the planet Naboo. However, he secretly was a “Sith lord” who sought to take over the galaxy. He did this in the following manner: Worked with factions behind the scenes to orchestrate a blockade and invasion of … Continue reading
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Corruption Of The Information Super Highway
Happy New Year Everyone……….. Be Prepared To Stop As an avid user and contributor to the growth of the internet I have seen a very scary change to the information we the public regardless of race, personal beliefs or political … Continue reading
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UPC Codes Country of Manufacture Misinformation
Misinformation In the wake of 2008 product scares involving melamine-tainted pet foods, lead-tainted toys, and melamine-tainted milk products, all originating in China, consumers in the U.S. understandably became more apprehensive about the places of origin of the products they were … Continue reading
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Chevrolet Camaro Giveaway Hoax
Facebook Page claims that for the second time in Facebook history two 2014 Chevrolet Camaro’s are being given away on Facebook. To enter, users are instructed to like a promotional post, share an image of the Camaros, and state their … Continue reading
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Facebook Hoax About Protecting your Copyright
There is a rumor circulating that Facebook is making a change related to ownership of users’ information or the content they post to the site. This is false. Anyone who uses Facebook owns and controls the content and information they … Continue reading
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Deadline Post-It Stop-Motion
Post-it notes are cool! They’ve played a starring role in several 2009 videos, from the romantic one-upmanship of this love story to the basic yellow background for illustrator Arthur Jones. With their sticky backs, absolute squareness and bright colors, Post-its … Continue reading
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