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The infamous WhatsApp Gold hoax is making a comeback; don't fall for it
Tech2 News Staff •If you get a message about Martinelli, just ignore it. It's an utterly pointless hoax.
Delhi HC bomb hoax: Emergency vehicles were unable to enter complex due to mismanaged parking lot
•A choked Delhi High Court parking led to a situation where emergency vehicles could not enter the premises after an anonymous bomb threat call.
Facebook announces new tools and features to tackle problem of fake news
Fp Archives •Facebook stressed that the new features are part of an ongoing process to refine and test how it deals with fake news.
Facebook is not making all your posts public, so everybody relax
Tech2 News Staff •A copy paste campaign on Facebook has people posting a legal notice to prevent Facebook from making all their data publicly available.
Fawad Khan, Shyam Benegal's names misused to promote 'Indo-Pak peace film'?
Fp Staff •A man by the name of Harsh Narayan had been publicising the film, saying it would star Fawad Khan and be produced by Shyam Benegal, with Mahesh Bhatt as a creative adviser
Uran terror scare was hoax: Schoolgirl reveals her 'sighting' of armed men was a prank
Fp Staff •The Uran terror scare, which had sent security forces into a tizzy, turned out to be a hoax as a schoolgirl revealed she had lied about spotting armed men.
Drill a 3.5mm jack into the iPhone 7? Why we keep falling for pranks and hoaxes
Tech2 News Staff •The iPhone 3.5 mm hoax hack apparently involves drilling a hole through the speaker grill, and plugging a headphone jack.
No explosives found in unclaimed bags lying in Delhi: Police
•Security agencies and police on Sunday went into tizzy after two calls of unclaimed bags lying in sensitive North Avenue area and New Delhi railway station.
Privacy control post is a hoax, clarifies Facebook
Tech2 News Staff •You may have noticed many users copy pasting a post on their Wall alleging Facebook may soon compromise all your private data.
Investigating device that caused Air France flight to make emergency landing: Kenya
Fp Archives •Kenyan authorities are investigating the nature of a suspect device found in a toilet aboard an Air France flight from Mauritius.
