{"id":1417,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1417"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"FACEBOOK-HOAX---'Type-BFF-to-See-if-Your-Account-is-Protected'","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1417","title":{"rendered":"FACEBOOK HOAX &#8211; &#8216;Type BFF to See if Your Account is Protected&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently circulating \u00a0rapidly on Facebook, you can check the security status of your Facebook account just by typing the letters &#8220;BFF&#8221; as a comment. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The message claims that your \u00a0Facebook account is protected if BFF appears green in your comment. But, warns the message, if BFF does not turn green, your account is not safe and you should change \u00a0your password \u00a0immediately to stop your account being hacked.<\/p>\n<p>The post also claims that BFF was invented by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg himself.<\/p>\n<p>However, the claims in the message are utter nonsense. Entering &#8220;BFF&#8221; in a Facebook comment is not a valid \u00a0way of checking your account security. &#8220;BFF&#8221; is simply an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/bff-meaning\/\">initialism \u00a0for the phrase<\/a> &#8220;Best Friends \u00a0Forever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your Facebook setting and the device you are using, BFF may indeed turn green after you enter it in a Facebook comment.<\/p>\n<p>However, the green colour is nothing to do with the account&#8217;s security status. Instead, the colour just indicates that BFF \u00a0 is one of Facebook&#8217;s many text \u00a0animations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/type-bff-facebook-green-account-protected\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3-300x76.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3.jpg\" alt=\"BFF comment on Facebook\" width=\"600\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3-500x126.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-3-585x147.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BFF <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@owenyin\/all-the-keywords-that-activate-facebooks-text-delight-animations-c68a7966e793\">activates the &#8220;dancing hands&#8221; animation.<\/a> \u00a0When triggered, the animation depicts \u00a0two hands moving from the bottom of the screen and performing \u00a0a high five. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> If &#8220;BFF&#8221; does not turn green for you, it just means your Facebook setttings are not configured to show the text colour or animation. \u00a0 The device you are using to access Facebook may also determine if the colour and animation are displayed. \u00a0 But, the lack of green certainly does not indicate that your account is vulnerable to hackers.<\/p>\n<p>And, for the record, \u00a0 the claim that Mark Zuckerberg invented the term BFF is also nonsense. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.oup.com\/2010\/09\/noad3\/\">New Oxford American Dictionary<\/a>, the term has been in use since 1996. \u00a0Mark was only a child at that time and, in those pre-Facebook days, was certainly not in a position to make a particular term wildly popular on the interwebs, even if he did invent one.<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s an example of the hoax message:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hackers are on the \u00a0rise. Protect your account and your identity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, invented the word BFF. To make sure your account is safe on Facebook, type BFF in a comment. If it appears green, your account is protected. If it does not appear green, change your password immediately because it will be hacked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/type-bff-facebook-green-account-protected\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,860\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1-209x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"BFF Facebook Hacker Hoax\" width=\"600\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1-500x717.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bff-hacker-facebook-hoax-29-03-2018-1-585x839.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/type-bff-facebook-green-account-protected\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/type-bff-facebook-green-account-protected\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently circulating \u00a0rapidly on Facebook, you can check the security status of your Facebook account just by typing the letters &#8220;BFF&#8221; as a comment. \u00a0 The message claims that your \u00a0Facebook account is protected if BFF appears green in your comment. 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