Sentences with phrase «internet hoax»

It started to work, but was then undercut by an Internet hoax claiming that Ethereum's founder, Vitalik Buterin, is dead.

There were other factors that played a role, including an internet hoax and the protocol known as Segregated Witness.

An Ethereum flash crash, an internet hoax, and something called Segregated Witness.

As Hogg's classmates have pointed out and as we reported previously, the above meme is a very low - quality, low - effort Internet hoax — the photograph actually confirms that Hogg is legitimately an Marjory Stone Douglas High School student because the image was taken from MSD's yearbook, a fact that could be gleaned from another student in the very same image wearing an MSD «Eagles» mascot shirt two rows above him:

Thankfully, this seemingly life - saving feature isn't an internet hoax.

Those rumors, curiously enough, are propagated by an internet hoax site that seems to delight in pranking celebrities.

What is also interesting about this supposed law is that many folks claim their State has that same law, so this reinforces my belief that this is just an Internet hoax.

Despite worldwide reports on Friday (18 August) that the role of Harry Potter had been filled, it seems the news was nothing more than a spurious internet hoax that got out of control.

We generally welcome efforts to dispel e-mail hoaxes about microwaving with plastics, but Julie Deardorff's recent column («Internet hoax on plastic does leak some truth,» Q, June 11) only adds to the confusion.

He has been out of a coma for some time and he's making steady progress despite an internet hoax suggesting last week that he had died.

Washington (CNN)-- Joel Osteen, the popular megachurch pastor from Houston, is the target of an Internet hoax that falsely reported the Christian leader was leaving his church and renouncing his faith.

April Fool's day may be long gone, but that's not stopping one prankster from pulling off a big Internet hoax.

Although Trump was quickly incensed by what he saw as the media's dishonesty, the 1970s cover was apparently fake — a longtime internet hoax.

In an age of conspiracy theories and internet hoaxes, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

Plus, meet the artist behind the best internet hoaxes, learn how to stop talking about Harvard, understand why we're all terrible investors, and donate to charity.

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We know, we study this, we know that it's a very small volume of anything,» he said, adding, «There have been hoaxes on the internet, there were hoaxes before.»

Email has been the victim of an Internet death hoax for too long.

Even at the best of times, the online hacking subculture is notoriously untrustworthy — full of hoaxes, disinformation, and catfishing (impersonating people to defraud others on the internet).

As it turns out, that hoax has flown around the internet for at least 5 years.

Unfortunately, there are more hoaxes and fake news stories on the internet than ever before.

Aspartame received its bad reputation after several e-mail hoaxes spread throughout the internet about its alleged disease causing properties like cancer and multiple sclerosis.

In wake of hoax involving Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o, here are tips for keeping your heart safe on Internet

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The reference is to a certain kind of Internet dating hoax and comes from a 2010 documentary film and a new MTV reality series.

The reference is to a certain kind of Internet dating hoax and comes from a 2010 documentary film and an MTV series.

99 % of those emails are hoaxes designed by professional Internet criminals.

Internet Dating Scams - Hoax - Slayer.

Internet Dating Scams Hoax Slayer.

Latest email hoaxes, internet scams, fraud attempts and spammy advertising.

Craving connection with others, Nancy (Andrea Riseborough) creates elaborate identities and hoaxes under pseudonyms on the internet.

In the second session, the teachers reviewed the WWW components, taught the DOT components, and took a careful look at a hoax website to further students» understanding that we can not trust everything we read and see on the internet.

A booklet that explores some of the weird and wonderful hoaxes of the Internet.

So assuming this is not the most elaborate hoax in internet history, the BlackBerry Z30 is to sport a surprisingly crisp albeit a tad hard to use in difficult light conditions 5 - inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels.

The video accompanying the announcement seems more like a mockumentary than a «dogumentary,» as it's being billed, and the Internet is abuzz with rumors of the line being an April Fool's hoax — but all for a good cause.

I've been a bit of a nuclear power advocate on the Internet but lately AGW panic is looking like a hoax and a scam to me too.

Global warming skeptics, the internet over, are using the (illegal) hacking to claim that global warming is a hoax, full of fudged data and dishonest, conspiratorial scientists.

So far, here in the United States, public debate over climate change has been little more than an endless series of arcane scientific and political talking points tossed back and forth on the Internet between those who believe AGW will destroy the planet and those who believe the whole thing is a massive hoax.

So says Zardulu, the self - chosen name of the internet artist / magician who is allegedly responsible for some of the pre-eminent modern myths (also called hoaxes) of our day: the three - eyed fish in the Gowanus Canal, selfie rat, and maybe even pizza rat.

The Internet increased the proliferation of these hoaxes, starting with chain emails in the 1990's.

Perhaps Internet trolls created another hoax about Vitalik Buterin's death.

Just like with a lot of things on the internet, there is a good chance this one is also a hoax and an attempt to pump BCH price.

The FBI warns Internet users about death threat hoax emails as a new type of cryptocurrency extortion, victims are highly disturbed.