And Fake News
Are trending. So, "what is the difference between a hoax and fake news?" They both seemed very similar to me. There's a difference
According to Wikipedia:
"A hoax is a falsehood deliberately fabricated to masquerade as the truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgement, rumours, urban legends, pseudosciences, and April Fools Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes."
"Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media. Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often using sensationalist, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines to increase readership, online sharing, and internet click revenue."
Similar eh?
Okay, below is one such hoax...
Hamza Bendelladj was never executed. It was a hoax many swallowed hook, line and sinker. The real story is at the bottom of this post.
Surprisingly, many people are still being hoodwinked according to comments I've read on some platforms recently.
GMA News Online actually punctured the hoax in March, 2013. It didn't seem to make a difference.
The facts were eventually reported by BBC News online on 21 April, 2016 after sentencing as follows:
"Computer hackers who created malware that stole about $100m (£70m) have been given long jail sentences in the US.
Russian Aleksandr Andreevich Panin has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in jail. His accomplice, Algerian Hamza Bendelladj will serve 15 years.
They created the SpyEye virus package that is believed to have infected more than 50 million computers.
The sophisticated malware could steal sensitive data or let hackers use infectedmachines to send spam"....Full Story here... US bank hackers get long jail term
Remember that lying liars always get found out, and...
