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Lizzo's proud to have made a big enough name for herself to get mentioned in 'South Park' — even if it's in the form of a fake weight-loss drug
Lizzo faced scrutiny after a lawsuit claimed she shamed dancers over their weight, while publicly e…
Reed Alexander
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How 'Griselda' star Sofía Vergara transformed into a Colombian drug lord with facial prosthetics, fake eyebrows, and really flat hair
Vergara underwent a dramatic physical transformation to distance herself from her "Modern Family" c…
Eve Crosbie
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generates fake US election images and X is doing little to prevent their spread, study says
Fake election images of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made by users of Elon Musk's Grok AI are rac…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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An AI-generated rat with a giant penis highlights a growing crisis of fake science that's plaguing the publishing business
Fake science can make it into reputable journals, due to the pressures of the publishing business. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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They thought they were taking Ozempic — until they were hospitalized with seizures. Turns out, it was fake, authorities say.
The patients were suffering from seizures and low blood sugar, an indication their pens may have ha…
Hilary Brueck
How fake drugs are made for movies
Not only do fake drugs in movies have to look accurate and be safe to ingest, they also need to act…
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How fake drugs are made for movies
Fake drugs in movies have to look accurate and be safe to ingest, leading many of these props to be…
Carter Thallon,Kyle Desiderio
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A man was forced to close his car-sharing app after criminals used it for drug deals and illegal driving
A British entrepreneur was forced to close his car-sharing app after criminals used it for drug dea…
Thibault Spirlet
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The CDC warned against taking ivermectin for COVID-19 after reports of tremors and disorientation from the deworming drug
People are taking the deworming drug to treat or prevent COVID-19 against CDC and FDA recommendatio…
Andrea Michelson
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People are poisoning themselves trying to treat or prevent COVID-19 with a horse de-worming drug
Poison control is fielding calls from people using high doses of ivermectin obtained from veterinar…
Canela López
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Ecuadorian gang 'Los Lobos' says it's being framed with a fake video for killing a presidential candidate
In a video, men claiming to be members of the gang said imposters were trying to frame them for Wed…
Charles R. Davis
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YouTube prankster arrested after orchestrating fake 911 call where car was full of Coca-Cola instead of drugs: Florida police
YouTuber Jason Cid was charged with misusing 911, a third-degree felony. The local police chief in …
Lindsay Dodgson
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The night the Lord of the Skies got away
In 1985, US agents had a chance to stop Mexico's top drug lord. Years later, evidence from that nig…
Noah Hurowitz
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The man who got the FBI's fake messaging app off the ground says pulling off one of the biggest police stings in history wasn't the only goal
Andrew Young, who formerly oversaw Operation Trojan Shield, told Insider a primary goal was to send…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Beware of cheap cancer drugs, they could be fakes from Bangladesh
The exorbitant price of cancer drugs has turned India into a thriving market for spurious drugs. Th…
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No, TikTok challenges aren't to blame for your kids doing dumb stuff — and most terrifying ones are probably fake anyway
For years, reports of harmful social media challenges on TikTok have spread, scaring parents. The p…
Palmer Haasch
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A California woman was arrested and charged with giving out fake vaccine cards while peddling bogus COVID drugs
The Department of Justice also alleges that Napa resident Juli Mazi tried to sell bogus drugs, clai…
Cheryl Teh
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Think twice before buying pills south of the border — over half are laced with drugs like fentanyl and meth, investigation warns
People buying drugs at pharmacies aimed at tourists in Mexico have a good chance of buying pills cu…
Jake Swearingen
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Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home
Three Americans share how they're looking abroad to get the weight-loss treatment that's changed th…