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Hoax
Here's how an Irish Twitter user fooled the British media with this fake Glastonbury infographic
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Jul 1st 2015, 7:23 PM
Explosive
Teaching assistant admits sending bomb hoax from student's email as she couldn't face work
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Apr 14th 2015, 7:50 PM
Bomb Scare
Two men arrested over Intel plant bomb hoax
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Apr 2nd 2015, 8:12 AM
whopper
Burger King Tralee offer free pancakes after Facebook gaffe -- but is it a big fat hoax?
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Apr 1st 2015, 9:58 AM
Downer
That rainbow pillow case IKEA named after Putin? It's unfortunately fake
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Mar 22nd 2015, 11:06 AM
Mullingar
Hoax package with white powder sent to staff at psychiatric hospital
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Mar 19th 2015, 3:27 PM
Hoax
That viral video of a naked man climbing out of Buckingham Palace is totally fake
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Mar 4th 2015, 10:29 AM
No offence
No, Tesco did not refuse a British soldier service to avoid offending Muslims
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Feb 26th 2015, 3:32 PM
Hoax
Man arrested over hoax call about person jumping into Waterford river
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Feb 13th 2015, 1:55 PM
Calm down
The feminist who aborted her baby because it was a boy? It's likely a hoax
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Feb 12th 2015, 6:00 PM
plane diverted
One arrest after mid-air bomb scare on Ryanair plane
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Feb 10th 2015, 11:09 AM
Finally
Good news: Facebook is going to start removing fake news stories from your news feed
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Jan 21st 2015, 11:17 AM
Hoax
Boy who claimed to die and visit heaven admits to making whole thing up
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Jan 16th 2015, 7:30 PM
Big Mac
McDonald's forced to deny it's getting rid of Big Mac after hoax article goes viral
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Dec 24th 2014, 10:54 AM
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Teenager who claimed to make $72 million on stock market admits to making whole thing up
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Dec 16th 2014, 6:45 PM
Hoax
That viral 'drunk girl in public' video is probably a hoax
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Nov 13th 2014, 1:45 PM
Hoax
Macaulay Culkin reacted pretty well to the news of his own death
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Nov 9th 2014, 5:00 PM
Aer Scare
Man who wrote Ebola on Aer Lingus coffee cup set for court appearance
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Oct 31st 2014, 8:08 AM
Hoax
Passenger arrested for writing Ebola on an Aer Lingus coffee cup
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Oct 30th 2014, 5:05 PM
Street Art
It's all right, everyone - Banksy hasn't been arrested
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Oct 20th 2014, 2:47 PM
Hoax
This footballer's mortifying Twitter porn gaffe is going viral... but it's a hoax
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Oct 17th 2014, 9:13 AM
ebola puppy
The internet went crazy for this photo of the 'ebola puppy'. Only problem? It's fake
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Oct 16th 2014, 2:56 PM
jasmine tridevil
The 'three-boobed woman' has been revealed as a fake
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Sep 24th 2014, 7:47 AM
Hoax
That 'three-boobed woman' the internet is obsessed with? It's likely a hoax
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Sep 23rd 2014, 3:30 PM
Keep calm and carry on
Terrorist attack warning goes viral, London police say 'It's a complete hoax'
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Sep 1st 2014, 10:40 AM
Hoax
A satirical news article fooled the internet into thinking Breaking Bad was returning
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Aug 27th 2014, 3:37 PM
alive and well
How this horrifying Ice Bucket Challenge fail became a viral death hoax
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Aug 26th 2014, 1:08 PM
Security Alert
Second bomb hoax in Derry in 48 hours after van hijacked and ordered to drive to city centre
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Aug 22nd 2014, 8:42 AM
Northern Ireland
Van driver told bomb is a hoax after masked men told him to drive it to a police station
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Aug 20th 2014, 10:09 PM
prime rib
Actress fools everyone into believing she removed ribs to gain slimmer waist
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Aug 14th 2014, 5:59 PM
Facepalm
6 pieces of indisputable proof that you can't believe everything you read on the internet
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Aug 10th 2014, 8:15 PM
long distance
17-year-old arrested for 'phoning in a bomb threat' to Las Vegas from 9,000km away
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Aug 7th 2014, 7:48 PM
Victoria's victories
Little girl kicked out of KFC over scars was a hoax, investigators claim
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Jun 24th 2014, 10:28 AM
baby daddy
A Facebook page duped almost a million people with a Ryan Gosling adoption hoax
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Jun 16th 2014, 12:41 PM
Bomb Squad
Man arrested after hoax device found on doorstep of Dublin house
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Jun 10th 2014, 5:00 PM
coderbabes
What's CodeBabes and why is the internet so angry about it?
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Apr 27th 2014, 12:50 PM
careless whispers
Ryan Tubridy responds to spoof death article with a cheery selfie
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Apr 23rd 2014, 12:27 PM
Hoax
Dozens of teenagers are now tweeting bomb threats to American Airlines
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Apr 15th 2014, 6:50 PM
Alert
Package with 'white powder and a swastika' sent to Alan Shatter's home
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Apr 2nd 2014, 12:20 PM
Northern Ireland
Man charged with planting hoax bombs and calling in fake threats
6.9k
Feb 25th 2014, 8:30 PM
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