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Libby Vernon, from Staffordshire, used a fake baby bump to trick her partner.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it would launch a probe into fake swatting calls after noticing an uptick in pranks involving conservative media figures that have warranted a ...

Celine Dion warns fans that 'new' music circulating online was generated by AI, not by the singer. 'These recordings are fake and not approved,' her team says.

Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’ Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a ...

Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts

Jamie Cooper, 33, was being taken to a court appearance when he fled.

The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.

The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.

Since pontiff was hospitalised conspiracy theories have swirled online claiming he has died. While Pope Francis was being treated for double pneumonia, Italian TikToker Ottavo made his way ...

Nate Saunders used to write fictional race reports, but now follows the drivers around the world.

Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of requests have made it reassess that role.

A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of the iceberg.

The Broncos are bringing in punter Kai Kroeger for a pre-draft visit. He threw for 205 yards and 3 TDs in college.

Overmedicated, overpriced and underinformed: The United States must put an end to for-profit, politically inspired quackery.

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

Aimee Bock was accused of overseeing a scheme that exploited lax pandemic-era controls, and reaped millions with fake invoices for nonexistent meals.

Nicholas Prosper bought a gun with a fake licence less than 24 hours before killing three relatives.

Suspects used fake online accounts to lure people to remote places, then filmed abusing and robbing them.

A fake plan to attack a Sydney synagogue using a caravan of explosives was fabricated by an organized crime network in order to divert police resources, Australian police said.

A memo detailing plans for USAID touts blockchain technology. “It feels like a fake technological solution for a problem that doesn’t exist,” says one expert.

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of ...

‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett says. Get our breaking news email , free app ...

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax

Police say they believed soon after the caravan’s discovery in January that it was a ‘con job’, alleging it was fabricated by criminals for personal benefit. Follow our Australia news live blog ...

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence. ...

Quaid popped up with a new injury every quarter

The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp . Ayo Edebiri, the actor best known for her ...

Former UK City minister implicated in Dhaka corruption inquiry

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds support and justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world. Not content with shattering the post-1945 ...

Telegraph Sport’s Thom Gibbs shared his top 10 gripes about modern football on Monday, including left-field kick-off times, toxic fandom, stadium music and pedantic refereeing.

A vast network of volunteers leap into action to save beached creatures in New Zealand, a global hotspot for strandings. On a blustery March day in Wellington, a group of would-be whale rescuers ...

Meant as a cautionary leftwing tale, Report from Iron Mountain had a real-world impact that is still playing out. We live in a ­blizzard of fake news, ­disinformation and ­ conspiracy theories . ...

A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities say. The distinct taste of licorice helped give him away.

‘We’ve done a lousy job’ of bringing people to the table, he says.

A new BBC podcast recounts the ordeal endured by Hannah Mossman Moore, whose phone was bombarded by fake accounts and her personal data weaponised against her. “Hi Hannah Mossman Moore . Stalking ...