Hoaxes

In the last few days, you may have seen Facebook friends urgently warning everyone and anyone that will listen that there is a sneaky new way to find out who is keeping an eye on your profile. Of course, no doubt with nefarious purposes.

One of the most fun family activities on the Ocean County boardwalks are the arcades. A family could spend hours trying to win tickets to exchange for some little trinkets, or you could spend dollar after dollar trying to score a stuffed animal from a claw machine. Well, one YouTuber claims that he's cracked the code of the claw machines. Take a look:

If you've spent any time online today, you know it's April Fools Day. Tech companies love to pull pranks on the 1st of April. But some commuters in one Ocean County community were the subjects of a real world prank today

Earlier today, a bit of a panic spread across Ocean County social media circles when a local shopper posted a photo of what looked like a banana tainted with blood. The poster said that the banana was bought at a supermarket in Toms River. But, the explanation is likely much more benign.

By now the news has spread around the world - there were three winning Powerball tickets from last night's unprecedented drawing for nearly $1.6 billion dollars. And, according to press releases, California's winner has stepped forward. Sound unlikely? Read on:

There's been an awful lot of shark talk at the Jersey shore so far this season. So what's the story? Read on for the latest:

We do know that a sequel to "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker" will be released in 2016, and there's a video going around today claiming to be an official teaser, but there are a few things that seem a little fishy about it to me.

So this video allegedly shows a husband goofing around with his wife - good-naturedly teasing her while she's taking a shower. She gets out of the shower and tells him to stop filming while he laughs. On the surface, it's just a cute couple goofing around with each other. But what happens next changes the tone of everything. Take a look:

Have you noticed a lot of people on social media lately posting long paragraphs with very convoluted, legal sounding language and references to apparent legal codes and international agreements? There's only one problem with all of that - it's doesn't mean a thing.

Regardless of what you may read on Facebook or other social media outlets, Halloween has not been cancelled in New Jersey.