FALSE: Typing ‘gratula’ in Facebook comments shows hacked accounts

rapplerdotcom 2020-08-01

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‘Gratula’ means congrats in Hungarian. Putting it in comments simply activates Facebook’s text delight animation feature. Read the full #FactCheck on https://rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/typing-gratula-facebook-comments-shows-hacked-accounts

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