15 Of the Most Intriguing and Fantastic Hoaxes That Are Still Circulating Online

11Sargento brand cheese recalled in August or September 2017?

Sargento Cheese was said to be the latest victim of a Zombie recall as a result of outdated consumer warnings circulated long after the problems were resolved. In February 2017, 14 varieties were recalled but this news still circulated in Sept 2017 as clickbait for websites. 

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12Trump saved two cats after Hurricane Harvey?

A viral photo showing President Trump saving two cats in Hurricane Harvey was false. It turned out to be a photoshopped image of a man rescuing two cats from floods in Iowa in June 2008. He was identified as Brandon Smith. 

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13Entering your Pin in reverse will summon the police

No it won’t!! False images on social media were circulated showing if you were robbed in an ATM just enter your pin in reverse. There has never been any such reverse PIN technology implemented in any ATM across the world.

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14Should you store valuables in the dishwasher during a hurricane?

Twitter and social media messages appeared saying a dishwasher is like a waterproof safe sealed to keep water in which means it can keep out water too. THIS IS FALSE. If your home is flooded, your dishwasher will be flooded too. 

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15The city of Sacramento is paying gang members $1.5 million to stop killing

This is a purported and falsified version of the actual truth and among top hoaxes where the city of Sacramento has indeed teamed up with an NGO and will fund it that amount for creating programs to help end gun violence.

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