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- ↑ Facebook hoax: this child's got a cancer
- ↑ Protalinski, Emil (5 February 2012). "Anti-scam websites beg facebook to remove Sick baby hoaxes". ZDNET. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ Protalinski, Emil (6 February 2012). "Facebook removes sick baby hoaxes, urges users to report more". ZDNET. Retrieved 17 February 2023.