All cards

9 cards

1. Debunked

   School explosive device email hoax

   A generic emailed bomb threat sent to hundreds of schools in the UK from outside the country has been treated by police as a hoax with low risk to the public, though some schools closed or sent kids home as a precaution.

   • Ages Ages 10-17
   • Email
   • Checked Oct 19
2. Debunked

   Ghosting Challenge (hoax)

   A viral alert about a supposed TikTok road-stunt challenge spread through a police warning and parent groups in Quebec, but TikTok and fact-checkers found no videos of it, and the alert traced back to an account known for fake posts.

   • Ages Ages 11-15
   • TikTok, Facebook, Instagram
   • Checked Oct 9
3. Debunked

   Yuma abduction rumor

   A widely shared post called a teen's dispute over money an attempted abduction, but police released bodycam video and said the facts did not show one, which is an older kidnapping-rumour pattern coming back.

   • Ages Ages 12-17
   • Checked Sep 10
4. Debunked

   Fake "school start postponed" rumour

   AI-made TikTok videos, viewed hundreds of thousands of times, falsely claimed the French school start was postponed after a cyberattack, and fake "class list" sites are circulating alongside them.

   • Ages Ages 11-17
   • TikTok
   • Checked Aug 31
5. Debunked

   Discord face scan for everyone

   A widely shared claim that every Discord user must scan their face or upload an ID is false: Discord says most people will never be asked, and only some age-restricted features involve a check.

   • Ages Ages 11-17
   • Discord
   • Checked Jul 16
6. Debunked

   Walmart trafficker hoax

   Viral posts claim human traffickers pose as Walmart staff to lure shoppers into the parking lot, but police and fact-checkers found no evidence of any such case.

   • Ages Ages 11-17
   • TikTok
   • Checked Jun 5
7. Debunked

   Roblox shutdown hoax

   A viral screenshot claimed Roblox would shut down on January 1st, but it came from a parody account and the company announced nothing of the kind.

   • Ages Ages 10-14
   • X, Roblox
   • Checked Jun 1
8. Debunked

   TikTok privacy terms panic

   Viral posts claimed TikTok's new terms let it start tracking sensitive personal data, but fact-checkers found the same wording in the 2024 policy, and the main real change, wider location data, can be switched off.

   • Ages Ages 13-17
   • TikTok
   • Checked Jan 28
9. Debunked

   Tainted Halloween candy hoax

   A viral warning about needles in Halloween gummies turned out to be a hoax by a child in one household, and police found no tampering anywhere else, so it was never a wider threat to trick-or-treaters.

   • Ages Ages 10-14
   • Facebook
   • Checked Nov 4