facebook hoax

An old Facebook hoax concerning user privacy started spreading on the popular social media site a few days ago. Although early variants of the hoax first appeared in 2012 and were already debunked several times, a lot of people still fell for it. Below is the notorious Facebook hoax that spread recently: "Deadline tomorrow !!! Channel 13 News talked about the change in Facebook's privacy policy. I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. "Channel 13 News talked about the change in Facebook's privacy policy." Another bait to seal the deal. Other variants of the hoax include a statement saying "an attorney advised us to post this", which also provides the same effect. Read more in our articles including "Why Many Were Easily Duped by an Old Facebook Hoax" and "Facebook launches Your Profile, Your Home game".