Scientists have dismissed a dangerous list of coronavirus tips floating on social media as being ‘totally bogus’. The list, being shared on WhatsApp and other social networks, claims to be information from an expert from Stanford Medicine – a claim the US university has denied. Its fake prevention tips include drinking water to wash the … Read more
A ‘vengeful’ French judge has been accused of staging a fake wedding between her and a man impersonating her former partner to stop him marrying a new love interest. Souad Meslem, 58, a chief judge in Colombes, a suburb of West Paris, has been charged with fraud for using official documents to arrange a sham … Read more
UK Government sets up ‘counter-disinformation unit’ over fears Russia is spreading fake news to stoke coronavirus panic Fears hostile state groups are exploiting coronavirus crisis by peddling myths British officials worried that Russia could exploit the crisis and spread fake news Experts to work with social media firms to protect UK from false information By Larisa Brown Defence … Read more
Sick fraudsters have been branded ‘scum’ for seeking to cash in on the death of 17-year-old Olivia Alkir, who was killed in car crash caused by two boy racers. A fake crowdfunding page was set up less than 24 hours after Thomas Quick, 18, and a 17-year-old male – who cannot be named – were … Read more
Harry Redknapp and Caitlyn Jenner accepted thousands of pounds to promote a fake charity set up by Channel 4 in a sting operation. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager was paid £20,000 to back a group called ‘CUPPA’, which stands for Cleaning Up Plastic Pollution in Africa. In the Dispatches documentary that will air tomorrow evening, … Read more
Chinese business leaders leave lights on at work to fake country’s ‘recovery’ from coronavirus so they don’t fall foul of officials Whistleblowers claim Chinese business leaders are faking workforce ‘recovery’ Companies are leaving machinery and lights on because officials are checking power consumption levels Zhejiang Province have ‘restored 98.6% of its pre-coronavirus work capacity’ They … Read more
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho has spent the night in a police cell after being dramatically arrested following a U-turn by Paraguayan prosecutors over his use of an adulterated passport. The former Barcelona and AC Milan star was told on Thursday after an eight-hour grilling that he would not face trial for entering the country with … Read more
A food lab analyzed 110 commonly available honey products and found more than 70 percent were ‘adulterated’ with sugar from beets or corn A food lab analyzed 110 different kinds of commercially available honey Around 70 percent of the honeys were adulterated with other compounds Many honeys are mixed with sugar from beets, rice, or … Read more
Ingenious couple create a ‘fake lap’ to keep ‘intense and clingy’ cat that wants to sit on them all the time happy – using a pair of trousers, a duvet and a heat pad Rebecca and Alex May, from London, adopted their pet cat Ziggy three years ago Feline was shy at first, but she … Read more
Facebook’s new fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts in 2019 A new report from Facebook reveals how the company is fighting fake accounts The company has developed a machine-learning tool to analyze user accounts It also analyzes the activity of an accounts friends to determine authenticity By … Read more