In recent days, social networks have been filled with "guaranteed" information that Apple preparing new emoji in an upcoming update iOS 18.5. Among the shared images are icons representing famous pop stars like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé or Ariana Grande. The problem? It's all a fabrication, which you can see below the article. The post, which went viral on the X network (formerly Twitter), comes from the account @DropPopNet, which at first glance may seem like a serious source. But it's actually a parody account, as stated directly in its profile. Many users, however, don't notice this information and share the post as if it were an official announcement Appyou.
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There are a lot of such fake news circulating on the internet. Emojis are a very popular and media-friendly topic, so it is not surprising that rumors often appear around them. Apple However, new emojis are not announced spontaneously or via social media, but always through official channels and in cooperation with the Unicode Consortium. So if you come across an image of supposedly new emojis somewhere without any official source, it is almost certain that it is a fake. Similar reports have appeared in the past about, for example, “Czech sandwiches”, “beer bottle” or “K-pop dance style”, but none of them ever appeared in the real system.
