Earlier this week, the dreaded privacy hoax resurfaced on Facebook. You saw it in all of your friends newsfeeds. It was obviously another socail media hoax, but it didn't stop people from posting it. With 90% of those people saying "it may not be true, but better safe then sorry." I just about took the idiots from Free Beer and Hot Wings advice, and systematically unfriending every fb friend that posted the privacy statement. Unfortunately that would have taken me all day. Host of "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver, recently squashed the hoax on his HBO show.

Facebook Privacy Hoax DebunkedTHE FACEBOOK PRIVACY PROTECTION MESSAGES ARE HOAXES! WATCH THIS VIDEO TO HEAR JOHN OLIVER EXPLAIN HOW TO ACTUALLY PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Posted by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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