Neowin News Feed for: Hoax

Ridiculous hoax claims Microsoft will disable PCs of users sharing "non-mainstream content"

Martin Hodás — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:30:01 +0000

People on social media demand a prison time for Bill Gates, fearing that Microsoft would turn off their PCs if they shared content the company didn't like. However, the claim was fabricated. Read more...

15-year-old British boy charged over international cyber-attacks and airline bomb hoaxes

Andy Weir — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:50:37 +0000

A British teenager has been charged with various offences relating to a series of cyber-attacks across four continents, as well as fake bomb threats made against US airlines on social media. Read more...

Latest Facebook scam reuses old privacy hoax issue

Justin Luna — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:48:01 +0000

A new scam has made the rounds on Facebook yet again, this time talking about the site's alleged power to utilize its users' personal data. However, the hoax is just a revival of an old scam. Read more...

New Facebook scam uses upcoming 'dislike' button feature

Justin Luna — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:28:01 +0000

A new Facebook scam is in the wild, regarding the company's 'dislike button.' It promises an early access to the upcoming feature, and makes users open malicious links and share the scam further. Read more...

New Facebook tagging scam is in the wild, containing malware that can infect every device

Justin Luna — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:42:01 +0000

A new type of Facebook hoax is currently circulating on the website. People are tagged in an alleged video, which upon opening is a malware hosting website, that can infect a wide range of devices. Read more...

Facebook wants to crack down on fake news in your feed

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:58:01 +0000

Facebook is trying to help its users and grow its value. The giant social network is tweaking its algorithms in an effort to limit the number of fake news stories that users see in their timelines. Read more...

Privacy notice post spreading on Facebook a hoax

Justin Luna — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:04:01 +0000

Facebook's new privacy policy lets the company use its users' data for ads. A scam is currently being spread around its website, claiming that a certain post will prohibit the company from doing so. Read more...

PR firm responsible for EmmaYouAreNext.com hoax; wants 4chan shutdown

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:54:01 +0000

PR company Rantic staged its very own sensationalism stunt at the weekend involving Emma Watson, 4chan and Barack Obama, with the ultimate goal of getting 4chan shutdown. Read more...

No, a new feature in iOS 8 does not let you charge an iPhone in the microwave

Steven Parker — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:59:33 +0000

Gullible iPhone users have fallen foul to a hoax that is trending on Twitter that claims you can "quickly charge" your iPhone in any "standard household microwave" but it's all fantasy. Read more...

Bitcoin hoax dupes Mac users into wiping their hard drives

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:42:23 +0000

A Bitcoin mining hoax that was started by a prankster on the 4chan imageboard has reportedly led some Mac users into wiping their hard drives, leaving affected users desperately asking for help. Read more...

If only Samsung paid Apple their $1bn fine through 30 trucks of 5 cent coins

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:09:47 +0000

A funny story has emerged that claimed Samsung paid Apple their $1.05 billion fine entirely in five-cent coins, spanning 30 truck loads, simply to burden their smartphone rival. Too bad it's a hoax. Read more...

Nokia "Plan-B" was just a hoax

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:40:03 +0000

When the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft was announced earlier this week, there was a mix of emotions. There was a lot of negative feedback about the deal from investors, engineers and even loyal Nokia... Read more...

Microsoft: Vista's 'Black Screen of Death' Is a Hoax

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:16:15 +0000

Has Microsoft adopted an even tougher stance on piracy? According to recent e-mails warning of new, harsher anti-piracy measures in Windows Vista, that was believed to be the case. Australian PC World printed an e-mail... Read more...

Windows Vista Keygen a Hoax

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:58:26 +0000

Thanks to dw2003 for submitting this to the Front Page. KezNews forum member Computer User, quickly infamous for releasing his Brute Force Keygen to the world, has confessed the piece of software isn't all it... Read more...

Microsoft changes story, says iLoo not a hoax

Thu, 15 May 2003 18:34:57 +0000

What's true with the iLoo? Microsoft and its public relations firm have changed their story — again — about whether its United Kingdom division had been developing an Internet-enabled portable toilet. On Monday,... Read more...

RIAA calls hacking claim a hoax

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 03:53:26 +0000

Now it's a hoax... :right: Claims that the music industry hired a group of hackers to create a worm to infect peer-to-peer networks are being dismissed by security experts. ... Read more...

Hoax virus alert could cripple Windows Java

Thu, 16 May 2002 02:04:18 +0000

Antivirus experts are warning of a hoax virus alert which might trick users into deleting an important file on their Windows machines. The fake warning tells users to search their hard drives... Read more...

Site News: Hoax News Stories and Neowin Q3 Tournament.

Ross Dundas — Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:55:25 +0000

I want to take a few minutes with you guys to comment on the news submissions that we have been recieving of late. I have come across several people "faking" links and therefore news stories.... Read more...