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We've Reached Peak Fakery in Celebrity Marketing Stunts
From Michael Cera to Charlie XCX, there's a growing trend of of hoax user-generated content, where marketing campaigns blur truth and fiction.
Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock and QAnon Is Starting Conspiracies About It
Conspiracy theorists immediately dismissed the smack as fake, designed to distract the world from the “real horrors” of Hollywood actors trafficking children and drinking their blood.
Pharmacist Faces Decades in Prison for Allegedly Selling Vaccine Cards on eBay
Tangtang Zhao worked for an unnamed nationwide pharmacy chain that distributed the COVID-19 vaccine.
Some Indians Are Trying To Make Coronavirus Vaccines at Home
India is currently undertaking the world’s largest vaccination drive of its kind.
How Phone Scammers Got Your Social Security Numbers
Two fake call centres in New Delhi duped more than 8,000 U.S. citizens, robbing them of over $24 million in the last three years.
$370 '5G Bioshield' Is Just USB Stick With a Sticker on It
Sold to 5G conspiracy theorists, the 5GBioShield USB Key says it uses “quantum holographic catalyzer technology for the balance and harmonisation of the harmful effects of imbalanced electric radiation.” It doesn’t.
A Man Dressed as a Cop and Pulled Over a Motorist Just to Steal Some Cutlery
This is the latest in a string of incidents that have seen people impersonating police in Australia.
Police in Flood-Affected Kerala Register 19 Cases of Fake Relief Campaigns
As the flood-stricken state scrambles to provide relief to the victims, fake news and misinformation are affecting the number of donations made by people.
India Has Over 20 Fake Universities
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have the highest number of colleges with no real accreditation.
Indian Instagram Influencers Have 16 Million Fake Followers
A study finds that Indian content creators have the third-highest number of bought followers, likes and boosted engagement in the world.
Photos of Fake Towns Around the World, Built Only as Props
Some were built as film sets, others constructed as propaganda. But all are people-free and serving some purpose that isn't about housing.
16 More Stories of Posh Kids Pretending to Not Be Posh
"One of my friends from college used to say they were a miner because his family owned a mine."