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Hoax

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Hoax
The 'Movie on the Beach' planned for Dublin tonight is definitely not real
14 Oct 2015
4.9k
4
you dopes
Can Everyone Please Stop Sharing That Facebook Copyright Hoax?
29 Sep 2015
4.7k
2
sigh
This is your regular reminder that those Facebook copyright posts you're seeing are rubbish
29 Sep 2015
44.0k
88
Hoax
Cindy Crawford has finally spoken out about THAT viral unretouched photo
3 Sep 2015
6.9k
3
baby daddy
This girl's quest to find the father of her baby went viral -- but now it's totally backfired
2 Sep 2015
14.6k
5
Bomb Squad
"A scumbag": Alan Kelly had a thing or two to say about that threatening package
31 Aug 2015
18.8k
123
Hoax
Bomb squad called after suspicious package delivered to Alan Kelly’s office
28 Aug 2015
89.1k
347
Hoax
Here's how an Irish Twitter user fooled the British media with this fake Glastonbury infographic
1 Jul 2015
12.4k
3
Explosive
Teaching assistant admits sending bomb hoax from student's email as she couldn't face work
14 Apr 2015
27.5k
24
Bomb Scare
Two men arrested over Intel plant bomb hoax
2 Apr 2015
18.4k
32
whopper
Burger King Tralee offer free pancakes after Facebook gaffe -- but is it a big fat hoax?
1 Apr 2015
3.6k
1
Downer
That rainbow pillow case IKEA named after Putin? It's unfortunately fake
22 Mar 2015
5.5k
Mullingar
Hoax package with white powder sent to staff at psychiatric hospital
19 Mar 2015
9.1k
3
Hoax
That viral video of a naked man climbing out of Buckingham Palace is totally fake
4 Mar 2015
3.9k
1
No offence
No, Tesco did not refuse a British soldier service to avoid offending Muslims
26 Feb 2015
118k
76
Hoax
Man arrested over hoax call about person jumping into Waterford river
13 Feb 2015
12.4k
33
Calm down
The feminist who aborted her baby because it was a boy? It's likely a hoax
12 Feb 2015
4.7k
6
plane diverted
One arrest after mid-air bomb scare on Ryanair plane
10 Feb 2015
32.3k
20
Finally
Good news: Facebook is going to start removing fake news stories from your news feed
21 Jan 2015
2.9k
11
Hoax
Boy who claimed to die and visit heaven admits to making whole thing up
16 Jan 2015
5.5k
8
Big Mac
McDonald's forced to deny it's getting rid of Big Mac after hoax article goes viral
24 Dec 2014
2.9k
Hoax
Teenager who claimed to make $72 million on stock market admits to making whole thing up
16 Dec 2014
3.5k
1
Hoax
That viral 'drunk girl in public' video is probably a hoax
13 Nov 2014
3.4k
3
Hoax
Macaulay Culkin reacted pretty well to the news of his own death
9 Nov 2014
9.0k
4
Aer Scare
Man who wrote Ebola on Aer Lingus coffee cup set for court appearance
31 Oct 2014
20.2k
Hoax
Passenger arrested for writing Ebola on an Aer Lingus coffee cup
30 Oct 2014
38.2k
55
Street Art
It's all right, everyone - Banksy hasn't been arrested
20 Oct 2014
10.3k
Hoax
This footballer's mortifying Twitter porn gaffe is going viral... but it's a hoax
17 Oct 2014
15.8k
9
ebola puppy
The internet went crazy for this photo of the 'ebola puppy'. Only problem? It's fake
16 Oct 2014
4.3k
jasmine tridevil
The 'three-boobed woman' has been revealed as a fake
24 Sep 2014
5.3k
2
Hoax
That 'three-boobed woman' the internet is obsessed with? It's likely a hoax
23 Sep 2014
50.1k
40
Keep calm and carry on
Terrorist attack warning goes viral, London police say 'It's a complete hoax'
1 Sep 2014
20.0k
39
Hoax
A satirical news article fooled the internet into thinking Breaking Bad was returning
27 Aug 2014
2.5k
4
alive and well
How this horrifying Ice Bucket Challenge fail became a viral death hoax
26 Aug 2014
70.7k
29
Security Alert
Second bomb hoax in Derry in 48 hours after van hijacked and ordered to drive to city centre
22 Aug 2014
5.0k
22
Northern Ireland
Van driver told bomb is a hoax after masked men told him to drive it to a police station
20 Aug 2014
9.2k
6
prime rib
Actress fools everyone into believing she removed ribs to gain slimmer waist
14 Aug 2014
44.0k
29
Facepalm
6 pieces of indisputable proof that you can't believe everything you read on the internet
10 Aug 2014
50.2k
28
long distance
17-year-old arrested for 'phoning in a bomb threat' to Las Vegas from 9,000km away
7 Aug 2014
17.2k
34
Victoria's victories
Little girl kicked out of KFC over scars was a hoax, investigators claim
24 Jun 2014
8.5k
4
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