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stated on February 17, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Puedes marcar *#21# para "saber si espían tu teléfono".
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By Maria Briceño • March 18, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on February 29, 2024 a Facebook post
Setting on Apple’s new Journal app “lets anyone near you know your FULL NAME and EXACTLY where you’re geo-located.”
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March 4, 2024
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stated on February 22, 2024 an Instagram post
Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.
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By Sara Swann • February 28, 2024
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X posts
stated on February 16, 2024 a post on X
The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.”
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By Madison Czopek • February 23, 2024
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Social Media
stated on January 29, 2024 an X post
Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”
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January 30, 2024
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TikTok posts
stated on December 25, 2023 a TikTok video
T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn't like.
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January 4, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 9, 2023 an Instagram post
“Amazon got hacked. … Hackers added Hub lockers as your default delivery addresses.”
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December 12, 2023
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stated on November 30, 2023 an Instagram post
With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”
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December 1, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2023 a Facebook video
Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”
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By Sara Swann • September 26, 2023
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stated on September 17, 2023 an Instagram post
In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.”
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September 18, 2023
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stated on September 7, 2023 a Facebook post
A World Economic Forum video reveals conspiracy behind COVID-19 spread.
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September 15, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on September 9, 2023 an Instagram post
"Modified mosquitoes have officially made it to Ohio.”
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September 12, 2023
Social Media
Social Media
stated on September 1, 2023 a post on X
A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
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By Loreben Tuquero • September 7, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on August 17, 2023 un video en TikTok
El incendio forestal en Maui, Hawai, fue provocado por un arma "láser" para crear una nueva ciudad tecnológica.
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By Maria Briceño • August 25, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2023 an Instagram post
Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”
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August 14, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on May 16, 2023 an Instagram Post
Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”
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By Maria Briceño • August 14, 2023
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Social Media
stated on July 21, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
Estas imágenes muestran a LeBron James vestido de rosa para la película “Barbie”.
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By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • July 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2023 a Facebook post
France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”
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July 5, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 29, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
“El multimillonario Elon Musk ha anunciado que su futura esposa será Catanella, la primera chica robótica que ha creado usando inteligencia artificial".
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By Loreben Tuquero • June 30, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2023 a Facebook post
World Economic Forum “calls for AI to rewrite Bible, create ‘religions that are actually correct’”
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By Sara Swann • June 23, 2023
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