Sentence examples for internet hoax from inspiring English sources

Apparently, Mr. Limbaugh had fallen prey to an Internet hoax.

He has by no means disavowed atonality, as an Internet hoax proposed.

"There was no federal violation regarding the Internet hoax perpetrated against Mr. Te'o".

The latter story appears to have originated via an internet hoax spread by email.

He still contends with what he calls public indifference, and an Internet hoax claiming the phrase originated from a bordello.

Those rumors, curiously enough, are propagated by an internet hoax site that seems to delight in pranking celebrities.

Internet hoaxes are easier to create than those on traditional media as anyone can create a webpage or post information to blogs.

Some version of the threat of "Ebola meth" has shown up in at least four other states, according to the website Snopes, which tracks and debunks internet hoaxes.

As we wring our hands over the impulsive hookups and Internet hoaxes of modern romance, let us pause a moment and travel back to the days long before text messages, Photoshop and all other manner of digital bedlam.

According to NASA, internet hoaxes have spread the following fictions: The ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia discovered a mysterious planet – "Nibiru" or "Planet X" – which is now headed toward Earth.

The Chive (which gets around 5.6 million unique visits a month, according to Google) is part of a network of viral sites run by brothers Leo and John Resig, who have a storied history of manufacturing Internet hoaxes, most notably the $10,000 Donald Trump tip and the infamous "virgin text messages her dad that she lost her virginity".