April is the cruelest month! A guide to hoax detection on the Net.
Information Outlook - Vol. 2 Nbr. 4, April 1998
Howe, Walt
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Hoaxes are prevalent in the Internet and the most common are chain letters and money-making pyramid schemes. Other hoaxes include virus warnings, stories calling for help for a sick child and reports that the FCC is thinking of charging modem users by the minute.
April is the cruelest month! A guide to hoax detection on the Net.
The Internet breeds many hoaxes, jokes, and outright annoyances, particularly at this time of year. If you participate in e-mail discussion lists or Usenet newsgroups, you will see these regularly. How good are you at spotting the hoaxes, and do you know how to disprove them to convince others not to spread them?
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