Internet Hoaxes
Gerardo Trejo CIS
What is a hoax?
A hoax is made to device and make people believe what you say is actually true.Many people do it to see peoples reactions.
The very first internet hoax
People sent this picture with the caption "National Geographics Photo of the Year". It is actually two different pictures combined to make it look as if it were one.
Getting Rickrolled
This is one of the most shared hoax on the internet. People click on something that they were looking for and end up having this 80s pop song play instead. Even I have been "Rickrolled" before.
LonleyGirl15
In June 2006, a girl by the name Bree Avery made Youtube videos and after a while started suggesting that her family was participating in cults and wereimprisoning her. A sting operation had to be done to discover that she was actually an actress.
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Who falls for hoaxes?
A lot of people believe everything they see on the internet and it's hard to know whats real or fake. It defenentily is harder to make out what is real. Younger people, since they are newer to the internet, fall for many hoaxes they see. I too fell for many hoaxes when i was younger but later it becamse easier to tell what is real and what is fake.