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The White House can’t explain why its “Make America Healthy Again” commission report cited studies that don’t exist. The report, released last week by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” report cites fabricated studies and draws the wrong conclusions. The secretary of health and human services brags that the report,…
Did Elmo get sacked as a result of President Trump’s attempts to defund public media? A LinkedIn post purportedly written by the lovable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently…
George Clooney is not bothered by Donald Trump slamming him. Appearing on “CBS Mornings” to promote his Broadway debut in “Good Night and Good Luck,” the Oscar winner was asked by host…
There’s a new entrant in the scam hall of fame. The Chengdu Snow Village—a newly opened destination in the suburban Chengdu, Sichuan province—advertised a picturesque snow landscape for…
Indian authorities have ordered British insurer Aviva’s local unit to pay US$7.5 million in back taxes and penalties after an investigation found it created fake invoices to pay illegal…
A viral TikTok video showing an empty book signing for an elderly author tugged at millions of hearts—until it was exposed as a marketing stunt. The book in question, Just Cuz, was…
A group of Hollywood executives struggle to market a satire about zombies with explosive diarrhea in a new clip from Seth Rogen‘s upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series “The Studio.” The clip…
Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton nearly five years ago, according to Danish intelligence.…
India’s securities market regulator on Monday (Dec 23) suspended trading in shares of Bharat Global Developers, the latest in a string of crackdowns on companies manipulating their stock…
Rapper 50 Cent couldn't help but poke fun at his contemporaries, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, on social media. The rappers and moguls were named in a lawsuit that accuses…
The alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had checked into an Upper West Side hostel using a fake New Jersey ID shortly before the shocking attack. The suspect used the…
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of…
A few weeks ago, police in India discovered that scammers had set up a fake bank branch - complete with a logo, office furniture and even some employees - in a village in Chhattisgarh…
Online, the deeds and ingenuity of Dennis Fountaine had no bounds. One website listed the 67-year-old as a “technologist and entrepreneurial inventor” who has been “conceptualizing,…
The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for faking his qualifications. Once hailed for his…
A patriotic image shows megastar Taylor Swift dressed up like Uncle Sam, falsely suggesting she endorses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “Taylor Wants You To Vote For Donald…
Schools in the United Kingdom will begin to teach students how to spot fake news and extremist content in the aftermath of riots that spread across the country last week. Schools across…
As France prepared a massive security operation to protect the Olympic Games, a video purporting to depict Hamas threatening to attack Paris circulated on social media. But the Palestinian…
