Hoax-ception: Mark Zuckerberg Giving Money for Not Sharing Hoaxes is Fake

October 19, 2016 

Snopes

This Facebook hoax thing is getting a bit out of hand. First, social media users claimed that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was sharing $ 4.5 million of stocks to 1,000 people if you copy and paste a status. Then, the hoax that just doesn’t seem to go away emerged once again, where users copy and paste a clause so that Facebook won’t make everything on your profile public. None of these social media claims hold any merit, including a new hoax about the Facebook hoaxes themselves.

A British satire website posted an article, claiming that Zuckerberg would be giving $ 1,000 to people who refrain from sharing hoaxes. The story claimed that Zuckerberg had promised to give the money, “but only if everyone stops sharing stupid hoaxes on his social network.” The article included a photo that supported the idea, along with a fake Zuckerberg screenshot, which said:

“Dear GOD you people are stupid. I have asked you all time and time again to stop sharing ridiculous hoaxes about me giving away my money to Facebook users, but none of you have listened. So I have decided to sweeten the deal a little. If you – and I mean absolutely everyone on Facebook – can stop sharing stupid hoaxes for just one month, I will give every Facebook user $ 1,000. I don’t see this happening to be honest, as you’re all to gullible.

Prove me wrong.”

According to Snopes, the “image from that spoof was circulated outside the context of the article, which led some Facebook users to inquire about whether what it said was true or not.”

This hoax and any other Facebook hoax that has ever popped up on your feed is not true and has never been true. But if Facebook hoaxes could stop getting shared, that would be great too, even if you don’t get any money out of it.

Did anyone you know fall for these hoaxes? Sound off in the comments section below!

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