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The claim

Viral warning about a video called “Dance of the Hillary” and a file named “tasksche.exe"

Rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the warning is a recycled hoax and reports that cybersecurity experts found no such malware. It also says “tasksche.exe” is a normal Windows system file, and that the review found no evidence of the claimed BBC announcement or a malicious payload linked to that filename.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026