Pranks/Rumours/Jokes

Articles about viral internet pranks, hoaxes and humorous phenomena that spread online. We cover email scams, fake websites, meme origins and how jokes evolve across the web.

All About Fictitious Diseases Online

How pharmaceutical companies and search engines profit from promoting diseases that don't actually exist.

Email Hoaxes Explained

Email hoaxes promise free offers to trick you into giving money or personal information, so check suspicious deals before responding.

Fake IQ Tests on the Internet

Most internet IQ tests are pranks designed to trick people into looking foolish with impossible questions or hidden answers.

Is Google Trying to Acquire Internet Real Estate?

Google is buying up telecom infrastructure and unused fibre networks to build its own private internet backbone across the US.

Is Internet Addiction Disorder Real?

Internet addiction started as a joke by a doctor in 1995, but now some experts want it recognised as a real disorder in the DSM.

Joke Sites to Lift Your Day

Find free joke websites with thousands of jokes organised by topic to brighten your mood and get a good laugh.

The Rick Astley Prank

How the 1987 Rick Astley hit became the internet's most famous prank, tricking people into watching the music video.

What Are Fake Alerts?

Fake alerts are pop-up warnings designed to trick you into buying antivirus software or downloading malware onto your computer.