Twitter’s video streaming app, Periscope, is cracking down on spam and, specifically, fake engagements. The company says it’s updating its policies around how it enforces its anti-spam rules, and is making improvements in terms of how those rules are enforced. This means users will see increased enforcement actions, Periscope notes – and these may even […]
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That picture of Justin Bieber eating a burrito sideways was a total hoax
By now, most of us have seen that picture of what many, many news outlets assumed was Justin Bieber eating a burrito sideways. In actuality, it was all a hoax.
YouTube creators Yes Theory revealed in a video posted Sunday that they were responsible f…
Police discover ‘Only Fools and Horses’ inspired fake ID after stopping driver
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Can we stop it with the fictional character fake IDs already?
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The official Twitter account for Norfolk and Suffolk’s Police Dog Unit shared a picture on Wednesday of a driver’s licence.
#BonnetDeDouche everybody, not even this #Plonkers fake driving licence could stop their car being seized. Driver reported No DL & No Ins #A47 Terrington#PotPourri #68 pic.twitter.com/OSJnN2RgII
— NS PoliceDogs (@NSPoliceDogs) March 21, 2018
The del-licence wasn’t produced in an attempt to deceive the police, rather it was found after the driver had already been dealt with. Read more…
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Someone actually handed the police a fake ID featuring Homer Simpson
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What a time to be alive.
On Thursday Thames Valley Police tweeted a picture of a fake driver’s licence that was given to one of their officers by a motorist.
Earlier this week, @tvprp‘s PC Phillips stopped a car in Milton Keynes.
When she tried to identify the driver’s ID, she found the below…
The driver’s car was seized and he was reported for driving with no insurance and driving without a proper licence.
D’oh! 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/1IFWvJzyvH
— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) March 15, 2018
Of course the officer spotted it was a fake, it has one glaring error. Read more…
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View More Someone actually handed the police a fake ID featuring Homer SimpsonRed Points takes $12M to help brands beat fakes
Some nice momentum for Barcelona based Red Points which has closed a $12M Series B, led by Northzone. Previous investors Mangrove and Sabadell Venture Capital also participated in the round. Read More
No, this isn’t a real conversation between Bill Clinton and Tony Blair
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Fake news and hoaxes are like zombies: just when you think they’re dead, they make a spectacular — and unexpected — comeback, stronger than before.
A Twitter account called “History Lovers Club” — one of those social media aggregators of quirky, compelling photos from the past — tweeted the following exchange between former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, saying it’s a “genuine conversation”:
This is а genuine conversation between Tony Blair and Bill Clintonpic.twitter.com/4koxeqbPzj
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) November 11, 2017 Read more…
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