"You can't put anything on the internet that isn't true," stated a recent commercial. Unfortunately, false information is abundant on the internet, especially on social sites like Facebook. There seems to be no end to the fake stories that eventually spread would be too long to maintain (and impossible to keep up-to-date), but here are three hoaxes about Facebook that seem to keep coming around.
1) Pay for Facebook - This one has reared its head a few times. According to Facebook's Help Center, "Facebook is a free site and will never require that you pay to continue using the site." Is it possible that Facebook may one day charge to use it? I suppose, but the backlash from these hoaxes makes it unlikely that Facebook would ever consider it.
2) See Your Views - This one usually asks you to install an app and give it permissions. Some of these just post to your wall and try to suck your friends into downloading it, but others are designed to steal your personal information. Once again, Facebook's Help Center states, "Facebook doesn't let people track who views their profile. Third-party apps also can't provide this functionality."
3) Content Notice - Something like this starts being passed around every time Facebook changes its terms of use. This post does absolutely nothing. Even if Facebook's terms of service did allow for use of your posts, no legal notice like this could change the terms of service you agreed to when you signed up.
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