A popular social media conspiracy theory about a recent cluster of hantavirus cases claims that the word “hanta” means “scam, ...

Social media users are casting doubt and causing confusion about the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, saying that one of the passengers is a "crisis actor." ...

The Hebrew word "חנטה," commonly transliterated as hanta, does not mean "scam," "fraud," "lie" or "fake." Dictionary entries ...

Conspiratorial social media posts have claimed so-called "crisis actors" were caught dressing in fake body bags to drum up ...

Scammers built a convincing fake Windows update site that installs password-stealing malware. Learn how the multi-stage attack works and how to stay safe.

Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans caused by the Marburg virus. It is carried by Egyptian fruit bats and can spread to people after exposure in caves ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward stopping Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an extremely common infection linked to cancer and chronic disease. By using mice engineered with human antibody genes, ...

The Washington Wizards' dismal season hit a new low Thursday when the organization had to apologize for an April Fools' Day prank during their 22-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday ...

Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you’re a company with any kind of social ...

A virus that ordinarily affects marine animals has caused glaucoma-like symptoms and even irreversible vision loss in a small but growing group of people in China. This is the first known time that a ...

"This was the first prank that we EVER posted on our Tiktok back in 2020," Ling tells Parade. "It was a trend I had seen a couple [of] other people do and wanted to give it a go. Being an actress, ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into enabling malware and scam notifications. Security experts warn the tactic is spreading rapidly through ads, pirated ...