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Not too long ago, the only application of the word ‘virus’ in the context of IT and the internet was a malicious piece of…
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When Nelson Mandela’s “death” was exposed as a hoax, the big question on everybody’s minds was: How did it start? According to American Dan…
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The retweet didn’t kill the newsman, after all. As it turns out, the growth of Twitter simply reiterates the essential role of journalists in…
Nelson Mandela ‘death’ hoax tweets cause outrage and anxiety
World icon and former South African president Nelson Mandela joins the company of many other celebrities in the latest Twitter rage: Hoax deaths. Over…
