Profile Viewers and Profile Blockers - You’ve all seen them. “Who’s been looking at your profile?” “See who’s blocked you from seeing their profile.” NONE of these apps work. App developers aren’t given access to the data required to create them.- Free Anything – If it sounds too good to be true, then you can be sure that it is on Facebook! You aren’t going to get free stuff just by completing a survey and you sure aren’t getting to keep that iPhone, iPad or PS4 after you’re done testing it. (There is no test – hence no iPhone/iPad/PS4!)
- Phishing Attempts to Steal Your Login Info – NEVER give out your login details in Facebook, regardless of what you are threatened with. Messages pretending to be from Facebook Security who are about to close your account for one reason or another is a popular way they trick users.
- New or Extra Facebook Features - Again, you’d have to have been living under a rock to not see one of these scams running round FB. Offering dislike buttons, apps to change your Facebook colour or see who unfriended you are just a few examples of these scams. There are legitimate browser extensions that can offer these features, but they often come with an unwanted piece of adware or malware added into the plugins. We recommend that you don’t install them at all, but if you really hate Facebook blue that much only install apps and extensions from trusted, well-known developers.
- Fake Celebrity Stories – Particularly shocking or sexy ones. Facebook is not the place to receive your celebrity news and gossip! Scammers use fake deaths and other sensational stories to entice users. These often spread very fast, because users share the posts before verifying the story. Rule of thumb, if it starts with “SHOCKING, OMG you’ll never believe it!” You really shouldn’t believe it.
Social Media Debunked
We search through social media sites checking out suspect posts and revealing the truths from the fakes
