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1. Inappropriate Story Problems
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The first time I read this story, I was sure it was a hoax. I had to search the Web to confirm it was true. Unreal. This teacher needs to go back to school to learn how to put together an appropriate ...

2. Jon Bon Jovi defies death hoax, performed at Hope Concert at Count Basie Theatre
(Entertainment/Movies)

... aren’t a credible source for real news, so, I thought, it just had to be a hoax. Besides, the news channels didn’t break away from their regular programming to announce the rock star’s so-called death. ...

3. Edgar Allan Poe remembered: Trivia and list of works
(Life/Style)

... (1843) "The Angel of the Odd" (1844) "The Balloon Hoax" (1844) "Dream-Land" (1844) "A Descent Into The Maelström" (1845) "Hop-Frog" (1845) "The Black Cat" (1845) "The Facts in the Case of ...

4. Facebook membership fees letter shared with users
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Some people believe that it must be true if it’s printed in capital letters. The old Facebook hoax is back again. This time the scam artists are including prices. ...

5. Roselle man faces prosecution for Bentley carjacking hoax in Newark
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A Roselle man, who told Newark police that he was the victim of a carjacking while driving his luxury vehicle on July 17, was charged Tuesday with filing a phony ...

6. Cyber attack on Internet safety guru Parry Aftab could be linked to 'Jessie Slaughter' videos
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... caller targeted Aftab, when he claimed to have murdered four people in her Wyckoff home. The hoaxer cloned Aftab's number to show up when the 911 call was made. The anti cyber-bullying activist became ...

7. False Sandy Hook distress calls cost U.S. Coast Guard
(N.J./State)

... a hoax. Officials received the first call around 3 a.m. on an emergency radio channel from someone claiming to be aboard a 33-foot white sailboat named the "Courtney Lynn," which was taking on water. ...

8. Camden police officer Jeff Frett tried to have wife shoot him while on duty for early retirement
(N.J./State)

... guilty to making a false police report. Frett lost his job and was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a fine in addition to court costs. Up until the shooting hoax, Frett was a stellar ...

9. Fake Law Suit
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... for a check you will never receive? Believe what you will, this is a certified HOAX. ...

10. GE hoax put focus on U.S. corporate tax dodgers
(Money/Economy)

... according to usuncut.org. CBS News reported the hoax press release included a contact phone number for "Samuel Winnacker," listed as a communications representative with GE. The first time CBS News called ...

11. April Fools’ Day pranks: Internet is a large territory
(Life/Style)

... News — a story the website eventually revealed was an early April Fools' Day hoax. Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli was supposedly going to be publisher of The Record while former Gov. Jon Corzine ...

12. Can Apple iPhone hack Times Square? (VIDEO)
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... is impossible. With the growing curiosity about this hoax, Facebook and Twitter users may see some type of scam involving this widely viewed video. Users need to be extra careful about divulging personal ...

13. Facebook shutting down March 15th is news to Facebook
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...  Sophos says you can stay informed about the latest scams, hoaxes and malware attacks by joining the Sophos Facebook page, where more than 50,000 people regularly share information on threats and discuss ...

14. Vytorin Settlement
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...  We have not heard a word since. I think it would be very helpful if Reader's Digest did a follow up story and let everyone know who has gotten the money or was it just another hoax. Maybe then a class ...

15. 1928 cell phone hoax
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If she is really using a cell phone, then Forrest Gump in real life did tell John F. Kennedy he had to pee.

16. Cell phone in Charlie Chaplin movie explained (VIDEO)
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Time travelers? Cell phones in 1928? Or simply a great marketing hoax for a Charlie Chaplin movie? Chaplin may have been further ahead of his time than we thought. ...

17. Fla. pastor Terry Jones wants new car from N.J. dealer for not burning Quran
(U.S./Nation)

... retails for $14,200. At first Benson said he thought it was a hoax, so he asked Jones to send in a copy of his driver's license. He did. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Pastor Terry Jones of the ...

18. Settlement
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... per 3 months supply. I don't believe that anyone will see anything from this drug company. HOAX! ...

19. Rodney Tanzymore guilty of false report of gunmen at N.J. rest stop
(N.J./State)

The Queens, N.Y., man whose 911 phone hoax tricked into the gunpoint stop of a student group on the New Jersey Turnpike has pleaded guilty to causing a false public alarm. Rodney A. Tanzymore, 20, has ...

20. Politics carefully taking over N.J. budget drama
(Opinion/Commentary)

... sacrifice" is a cruel hoax when viewed in the context of the budget, the Democrats will argue. They will target his refusal to ask less the one percent of the taxpayers — the millionaires and above — ...