Rick Perry fooled by viral hoax

A hoax of privacy has become viral – again – deceiving celebrities, politicians and probably some of your friends. If you're an Instagram user, you may have seen a very lengthy (and grammatically incorrect) post on the supposed new "rule" of the platform, that they can use your photos. "

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Here's what you need to know about the revived hoax that goes around.

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In the fake message being shared, users are cautioned that their photos "may be used in lawsuits brought against you" and "anything you have posted becomes public from today. , even deleted messages or unauthorized pictures. " If a person posts the note – which ends with "Instagram does not have my permission to share photos or messages", she is apparently spared.

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Inconsistent fonts, strange capitalizations and grammatical errors did not deter celebrities from sharing the message. Julia Roberts, Debra Messing, Usher, Rob Lowe, Julianne Moore, Taraji P. Henson and Niall Horan were all victims.

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has also been fooled, to the delight (and terror) of some people on social media. "Do not hesitate to rest !! #nothanksinstagram," writes Perry next to the note.

"YOU MISS NUCLEAR BOMBS ?????" a person commented.

"How on earth are you in charge of the energy department when you fall for the network version of the messaging channel on social networks," exclaimed another person.

Once he realized that he had been cheated, Perry explained the situation. "I'm going to be fucked! The first time I saw something wrong on the internet !!", he commented, before taking the job Wednesday morning.

Some stars had fun with everything, like John Mayer and Trevor Noah.

So where does the hoax come from?

Variations of the message have been shared for years. In 2012, a similar case involving Facebook, which claimed the copyright of a user's personal information, photographs and other items, caused a similar panic.

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Instagram has officially debunked the hoax.

In a statement to Yahoo Entertainment, company spokesperson Stephanie Otway confirmed that the viral message was wrong: "There is no truth in this message."

But if you use Instagram, you have already licensed the company to use your content.

A quick reminder to anyone with privacy issues: read the terms of use. Although Instagram does not "claim ownership of your content", you have already given the company certain permissions simply by registering.

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