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11,141 fact-checks

  1. ✕Hoax

    IRS ‘Information Records Recently Changed’ Phishing Scam Email

    According to this email, which claims to be from America’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you are required to verify your billing information because your records have recently changed.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 18, 2016

  2. ✕Hoax

    John And Lisa Give Back Scams

    In recent days, a number of websites have appeared that claim that Powerball winners John and Lisa Robinson are giving away a portion of their winnings to Internet users.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 18, 2016

  3. ✕Hoax

    ‘Please Reply My Previous Email’ Scammer Ruse

    Lately, I’ve been receiving brief emails that ask me to ‘please reply to my previous email’. The emails have the rather accusatory ALL CAPS subject line ‘WAITING’, which implies that the original message was perhaps something important that I should by now…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 18, 2016

  4. ✕Hoax

    (HOAX): KPK Dilarang Membawa Brimob Bersenjata Masuk Gedung DPR

    Tidak ada aturan yang melarang Brimob bersenjata masuk gedung DPR. Bahkan KPK sudah sering mengajak Brimob bersenjata untuk mengawal penggeledahan, baik itu di Kementrian, atau di Gedung DPR sendiri.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 17, 2016

  5. !MisleadingDisinformation

    (DISINFORMASI) : Tuduhan Konspirasi Pistol Yang Dipakai Teroris Bom Sarinah

    Bom Sarinah menyebabkan dunia maya kebanjiran berita hoax & fitnah, terutama berupa tuduhan konspirasi (antara pemerintah & teroris). Salah satunya adalah ini : senjata yang dipakai oleh teroris Sarinah dituduh berasal dari militer / pemerintah.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 16, 2016

  6. !MisleadingDisinformation

    KLARIFIKASI : Klarifikasi Resmi Dari U.S. Embassy Jakarta Mengenai Hoax Warning Message

    Klarifikasi Resmi Dari U.S. Embassy Jakarta Mengenai Hoax Warning Message Yang Dikirimkan Sebelum Kejadian Bom Di Sarinah “Clarification of Issuance of Emergency Message for U.S.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 15, 2016

  7. !MisleadingDisinformation

    DISINFORMASI : Peringatan Kedubes Amerika Sebelum Bom Meledak Di Sarinah

    Sempat ramai perihal adanya peringatan dari Kedubes Amerika Serikat (AS) terkait peringatan akan bom Thamrin, Jakarta. Tapi pihak Kedubes AS memberi klarifikasi peringatan yang diberikan sesudah bom terjadi. Bukan seperti informasi yang tersebar.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 14, 2016

  8. ✓CredibleClarification

    Penjelasan BPOM RI tentang Penipuan yang Mengatasnamakan Pejabat Badan POM

    Sehubungan informasi dari beberapa perusahaan yang menerima surat dengan mengatasnamakan Kepala Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan yang diwakili Deputi Bidang Pengawasan Produk Terapetik dan NAPZA, dimana perusahaan diminta untuk berpartisipasi memberikan ucapan…

    Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Jan 13, 2016

  9. ✕Hoax

    HOAX : Tanaman Hias Penyebab Leukimia

    Tanaman Hias Penyebab Leukemia. :: Hari ini mendapat posting terlampir dari Whatsapp, menyatakan bahwa sebuah tanaman hias (Pohon Dolar) adalah penyebab Leukemia.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 12, 2016

  10. ✕Hoax

    [HOAX] ILC TV One Di Bredel oleh Aparat

    Klarifikasi dari Karni Ilyas (mulai menit ke 7:40) http://youtu.be/cmv01La8D5Y Pernyataan dari Natalius Pigai (mulai menit 10:00) http://youtu.be/GJxy9O1jRQI “Saya dapat kabar beberapa menit sebelum dimulai, acara batal karena Pak Karni tekanan darahnya…

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 11, 2016

  11. ✕Hoax

    ‘Problem Calculating Your Return’ IRS Phishing Scam

    According to this email, which purports to be from the IRS, there has been a problem calculating your tax return and with your filed Social Security Number (SSN).

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 8, 2016

  12. ✓CredibleClarification

    (KLARIFIKASI) Latihan Bela Negara TNI Kepada FPI

    *Press Release berkaitan berita TNI memberikan latihan ala militer kepada FPI di wilayah Lebak* Sebagaimana diketahui bahwa di media sosial telah berkembang tentang adanya berita tentang TNI memberikan latihan ala mikiter di wilayah Lebak Banten.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 8, 2016

  13. ✕Hoax

    (HOAX) Pemberitaan Gerakan Buruh Jakarta Dukung Ahok-Djarot Di Portal Bloombergindonesia.my

    Bila melihat konteks tulisan tersebut, kiranya dapat diketahui bahwa artikel itu tidak dibuat dengan mengikuti kaidah jurnalistik yang baik dan benar. Kesalahan pertama, banyak tata bahasa tabrak lari.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 8, 2016

  14. ✕Hoax

    ‘Invoice for Penalty Charge Notice’ Malware Email

    This email purports to be an invoice related to a traffic offence penalty charge notice. According to the email, the sender has paid the fine on your behalf to prevent it from escalating further.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 7, 2016

  15. ✕Hoax

    ‘Your Account Has Been Blacklisted’ Email Phishing Scam

    According to this email, which claims to be from ‘Mail Services’, your email account has been blacklisted. The message advises you to click a button to remove the supposed blacklist and ‘renew’ your account.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 4, 2016

  16. ✕Hoax

    Killer Insect ‘SOS Alert’ Hoax Warning

    The claims in the messages are nonsense. The holes shown on the hands in the photographs are not the result of a virus caught via touching an insect but rather just special effects created using makeup artist moulding putty.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 4, 2016

  17. ✕Hoax

    ‘Win a Carnival Cruise’ Facebook Survey Scam

    According to a post currently being distributed across Facebook, you can win tickets for a Carnival Cruise just by sharing the post and then clicking a link that supposedly opens a Carnival Cruise website where you can enter.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 4, 2016

  18. ✓CredibleClarification

    [KLARIFIKASI] Sajadah Digunakan untuk Alas Menari

    Perihal sajadah yang dijadikan alas menari pada acara menyambut HUT Kemenag ke-70 telah diklarifikasi pihak Kanwil Kemenag DKI Jakarta.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 4, 2016

  19. ✕Hoax

    ‘St.George Website Changes’ Phishing Scam Email

    This email, which purports to be from Australian bank St.George, supposedly notifies customers that the bank’s website is set to be redesigned in coming days.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 1, 2016

  20. ✕Hoax

    [HOAX] Menggunakan Topi Kerucut di Tahun Baru Berarti Murtad (Auto-Murtad)

    Artikel dari buku Irena Handoko yang dikutip oleh situs Piyungan ini bertentangan dengan Rasulullah saw. Auto-murtad tidak ada dalam Islam, karena “innamal a’malu bin niyah” : semua amal / tindakan itu sesuai dengan niatnya.

    TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Dec 31, 2015

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