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A top 'engineer' faked his degrees and only had a high-school education. He got away with it for years.
A South African rail agency's chief engineer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after lying about …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…
Jake Epstein
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An annotated look at Rep. George Santos's resume with made-up work experience and fake degrees
"I was elected to serve the people of #NY03 not the party & politicians, I remain committed to doin…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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This Indian startup is using Ethereum to help Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana fight against fake degrees
The Indian government may not have made up its mind about cryptocurrencies, that isn’t holding back…
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Ohio woman charged after police say she faked her daughter's cancer diagnosis to raise thousands of dollars
Police charged a woman in Ohio with theft by deception and say she admitted to exaggerating and fab…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ski season needs fresh snow. Resorts are struggling as the climate crisis forces them to rely on fake snow to make money.
As less snow falls across the Northern Hemisphere, it's taking a toll on ski season. Some worry tha…
Catherine Boudreau
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I worked at Louis Vuitton. We spotted fake bags all the time here's what we did when customers tried to return them.
Shelley Alvarado says people would come into the Louis Vuitton store and try to return counterfeit …
Robin Madell
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Adobe is selling AI-generated images of the Israel-Hamas war, and some websites are using them without marking that they're fake
Some of the Adobe-licensed AI images are being used online without a clear indication that they're …
Kylie Kirschner
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Election campaigns are already using AI with some degree of success. Experts are concerned it will usher in a new era of disinformation.
The Democratic National Committee tested with AI-generated content and found that it could perform …
Lloyd Lee
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Fake B.Ed degrees, identity thefts and other scams that UP is unearthing at its schools
The Uttar Pradesh government is unearthing scams that involve using fake degrees to land jobs in go…
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The rampant spread of fake X posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict is 'a direct result of Elon Musk's policies,' misinformation expert says
Changes made at X by Elon Musk are not only allowing, but also motivating, the spread of fake news …
Beatrice Nolan
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A woman who faked cancer and duped hundreds into donating $37,000 says she did it 'to get my family back together'
Madison Russo, 20, chronicled her "cancer journey" on TikTok. A judge sentenced her to three years …
Aimee Pearcy
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I'm a trained chef working towards a hospitality career in Miami. It's all about creating an experience and faking it 'til you make it.
Karen Rosenbloom, a 23-year-old trained chef and full-time college student, explains why hospitalit…
Alyshia Hull
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UGC cautions Class 12 students against fake univs; says no to higher studies in Pak
Ahead of college admissions, University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against unrecog…
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In China, Gen Zers are wearing fake belly buttons to make their legs look longer. Some say the trend promotes unrealistic beauty standards.
"It's quite natural and I think it looks better than my real belly button," said ShiYiTongYa, a Sha…
Amanda Goh,Aimee Pearcy
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A US Green Beret drill with fake guerrilla fighters shows how Sweden has been preparing for an 'unconventional' clash with Russia
Forming and training a guerrilla force to take on a rival government or an occupying power is a cla…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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India’s population is on track to exceed China’s, but a report says its workforce is weighed down by thousands of people with worthless college degrees
While India's tech talents have risen to top jobs globally, small private colleges have been churni…
Aditi Bharade
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I bust fake news for Snopes. Here's how I spot viral hoaxes, photoshops, 'deepfakes,' and misinformation.
With training and a careful eye, social media users can help stop the spread of false information —…
Madison Dapcevich
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Scammers are using video games to fake footage of war in Ukraine and the China Eastern Airlines plane crash
One video that was viewed thousands of times claimed to show the moment a plane crashed in China. I…