Believe it or not, the way Internet use evolved in last few years gave a new platform for hoaxers. They are now more planned with more stories and luckily with more exposure. Following are the list of 10 popular internet hoaxes.
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Our first time
Eighteen-year-olds Mike and Diana made a public announcement that they going to lose their virginity live and people can witness them at OFT(Our First Time). Mike and Diana shared their stories on the website that how they informed their parents about their decision, the selection of the condom and other preparation. Soon this hoax became very popular that millions of people attempted to view the site which further crashed the server. Later, it's been found that Mike and Diana were actors and they had plan to charge $5 to each user in the name of age verification.
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Buy Tigers
Tigers are wild, dangerous and who can think of having them as a pet. But Aldo Tripiciano claims on his website buytigers.com that you can buy tigers online and they are totally safe. He is the only one who selling tigers online worldwide. If you want one, you just need to send him an email. As the site started to get popularity, animal right activists started to get interfere. To stop the further chaos, Aldo Tripiciano revealed that the website is a hoax. He had never sold any tiger and even he doesn't reply to those emails. Radio network heart selected the site as the best Internet hoaxes of all time.
3.
All Americans micro-chipped
In 2007, NBC news segment scared all Americans when it predicted that US government is planning to implant RFID microchips into all Americans. The intention of government behind this project is to control all the citizens remotely. If anyone disobedient government order, he or she would be killed. The project would be completed by the end of year 2017.
The news was such frightening that it spread on social media with a speed of light. Though, the fact was little different. Yes, scientist have invented a microchip which can be implanted into your skin. But it's only to store your medical history. Suppose, you reach hospital unconsciously and doctors have no idea of your prior medical record. It would be a life-saving technology in that case. And, of course, chip implantation would be completely optional.
2.
179 years old man in India
A man in Bangalore, India, named Mashashta Murasi, had reached the age of 179 and still waiting for death. This unbelievable news circulated by many pseudo-news outlets and got enough exposure on social media. Mashashta Murasi was born on 6th January 1835 and worked as a cobbler in the Varanasi until 1957. Of course, the news was bogus and there is no man living such long life. He doesn't have any medical record to support his claim. By the way, the longest human life span was a French woman, Jeanne Louise Clamet, who lived for 122 years, 164 days.
1.
Tax for having pet
A news circulated before the election of 2015 in UK that the Labour Party government is planning to introduce a radical Pet Tax to British households. Each household having a pet have to pay hundreds of pounds per month as a Tax to the government. This report originally published by a Daily Bale and spread all around via social media, blogs and forums. However, the report was fake and Labour Party had no plan introducing such law.
Eighteen-year-olds Mike and Diana made a public announcement that they going to lose their virginity live and people can witness them at OFT(Our First Time). Mike and Diana shared their stories on the website that how they informed their parents about their decision, the selection of the condom and other preparation. Soon this hoax became very popular that millions of people attempted to view the site which further crashed the server. Later, it's been found that Mike and Diana were actors and they had plan to charge $5 to each user in the name of age verification.
Tigers are wild, dangerous and who can think of having them as a pet. But Aldo Tripiciano claims on his website buytigers.com that you can buy tigers online and they are totally safe. He is the only one who selling tigers online worldwide. If you want one, you just need to send him an email. As the site started to get popularity, animal right activists started to get interfere. To stop the further chaos, Aldo Tripiciano revealed that the website is a hoax. He had never sold any tiger and even he doesn't reply to those emails. Radio network heart selected the site as the best Internet hoaxes of all time.
In 2007, NBC news segment scared all Americans when it predicted that US government is planning to implant RFID microchips into all Americans. The intention of government behind this project is to control all the citizens remotely. If anyone disobedient government order, he or she would be killed. The project would be completed by the end of year 2017.
The news was such frightening that it spread on social media with a speed of light. Though, the fact was little different. Yes, scientist have invented a microchip which can be implanted into your skin. But it's only to store your medical history. Suppose, you reach hospital unconsciously and doctors have no idea of your prior medical record. It would be a life-saving technology in that case. And, of course, chip implantation would be completely optional.
A man in Bangalore, India, named Mashashta Murasi, had reached the age of 179 and still waiting for death. This unbelievable news circulated by many pseudo-news outlets and got enough exposure on social media. Mashashta Murasi was born on 6th January 1835 and worked as a cobbler in the Varanasi until 1957. Of course, the news was bogus and there is no man living such long life. He doesn't have any medical record to support his claim. By the way, the longest human life span was a French woman, Jeanne Louise Clamet, who lived for 122 years, 164 days.
A news circulated before the election of 2015 in UK that the Labour Party government is planning to introduce a radical Pet Tax to British households. Each household having a pet have to pay hundreds of pounds per month as a Tax to the government. This report originally published by a Daily Bale and spread all around via social media, blogs and forums. However, the report was fake and Labour Party had no plan introducing such law.
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