FAKE NEWS ALERT! 15 hoax stories that people almost believed in 2017

While social media is a great place to share news and have a bit of fun, people need to be wary of sensationalised news that may not be true. Here are 15 such instances when most online users found themselves in a muddle after the truth behind each one was discovered.

By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Published: December 24, 2017 4:22 pm

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Here’s all that went viral but turned out to be a hoax in 2017. (Source: File Photo)

As 2017 comes to an end, looking back at the various news points that trended this year, it’s disturbing how fake news pretty much ruled the Internet on multiple occasions. A trend of fake news being widely shared across social media platforms right from Twitter to Facebook and WhatsApp was witnessed many times, to the extent that “fake news” was also named word of the year by Collins Dictionary due to its widespread use around the world.