If so they have fallen for a hoax that has been doing the rounds since 2012 and will not die, no matter how many times it is debunked.
In response to the privacy postings, many people on Twitter and Facebook itself have commented that the best thing about this notice is that it tells them which of their friends are gullible enough to fall for a hoax that is years old.
Footage of FOX News anchors falling for a National Report hoax.
As long as the law remains on the statute book, Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby have some recourse, after falling for a "celebrity sperm bank" hoax on ITV's This Morning last week.
The Daily Express – falling for a story from media hoaxer Rocky Ryan – reported on 8 October 1985 that a "Moscow-trained hit squad gave orders as mob hacked PC Blakelock to death," alleging that "crazed left-wing extremists" trained in Moscow and Libya had coordinated the riots.
In fact, these applauding hordes have fallen for a grand hoax, since inside the automaton is an Italian dwarf called Tibor.
— STEVE EDER Now that the interview has aired, the highlights can be entered into the official debate over what role Te'o played in this bizarre story, whether he knew more than he is letting on or he really is naive enough to fall for a complete hoax.
Mr. Kinsley "has fallen for an obvious hoax," it said.
Reporters, not drug users, apparently were the only ones gullible enough to fall for an unoriginal hoax by police in Louisiana.
To be fair, TocqueDeville at DailyKos isn't the first writer to fall for a media-based hoax.
Putin later called the singer to assuage his embarrassment at falling for the hoax.
