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Man arrested in killing that was falsely blamed on bear
A man accused of murder after a 911 call about a fake bear attack in the mountains of Tennessee led authorities to a dead man last month has been found and arrested, police said Sunday.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Oscars 2025: Early assumptions. True or false?
Will these five early award season assumptions pan out or fall by the wayside?Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 20 -
Trump falsely claims noncitizen voter fraud is widespread. Here are 5 facts.
Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.Politics - CBS News - October 30 -
Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims
Intelligence agencies on Friday condemned Russian interference in the U.S. election, identifying the U.S. adversary as being behind a recent video amplifying false claims of Haitians attempting to ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
In Elon Musk's "election integrity" community on X, false claims proliferate
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Woman falsely claiming to be nurse injected fake Botox, prosecutors say
A Massachusetts woman passed herself as a nurse and dispensed thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been smuggled into the United States, authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - November 4 -
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Trump repeats false claims about paper ballots on Election Day 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked claims that paper ballots are better than voting machines for accuracy and speed. Trump made the latest comments while visiting campaign staff in ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
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‘It can lead to chaos’: false claims and hoaxes surge as Spain’s floods recede
People urged to stop flow of misinformation as fire department says it is hindering work to save citizens. Home to more than 120 shops, a cinema and 34 restaurants, the Bonaire shopping centre had ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Trump won because Americans rejected false media narratives
Most Americans fully rejected the framing employed by large portions of the mainstream press about the stakes in the election.Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
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Cruise Admits Filing False Report on Crash, Will Pay $500,000
GM’s driverless robotaxi unit settles with the federal government over charges it failed to include details of an October 2023 accident where its vehicle ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
France finally show grit but is this a turning point or simply a false dawn?
Changes to Didier Deschamps’ XI in Milan worked but doubts linger over attacking options and Kylian Mbappé. By Raphaël Jucobin for Get French Football News . “There’s a lot of pride,” beamed ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
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Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for False Hate Crime Claim Is Overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Russian general reportedly dismissed amid allegations of false reports on war's progress
A senior Russian commander who was responsible for troops in Ukraine has been removed from his position, according to reports from several news outlets.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Drake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group, alleging the company conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”Entertainment - ABC News - 15 hours ago -
Tories accuse government of 'stoking inflation'
But Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner points out inflation was higher under the Conservatives.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely show foods as peanut allergy safe, lawsuit claims
A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Megan Thee Stallion sues commentator over 'false and harassing content' during Tory Lanez trial
Megan Thee Stallion is suing commentator Milagro Gramz, accusing her of being a “mouthpiece,” “puppet” and “paid surrogate” for rapper Tory Lanez during his trial.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters
The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
House panel refers Andrew Cuomo for criminal prosecution over alleged 'false statements' on Covid report
House Republicans sent a criminal referral of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alleging he made “criminally false statements” during closed-door testimony.Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
Raffensperger asks X to take down 'false' video purporting to show voter fraud
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) said that his office asked Elon Musk, the owner of X, and the leadership of other social platforms to take down a video purporting to show a ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
US presidential election updates: false videos of voter fraud spread as election approaches
Kamala Harris campaigns with Jennifer Lopez, as Donald Trump talks to Tucker Carlson, with days to go before polls open on 5 November. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Jamaica FA falsely claims women’s team coach was cleared of alleged sexual misconduct
Hubert Busby has returned to his former post with his employers saying he was cleared of allegations against him. That does not appear to be the case. The Jamaican Football Federation has ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Russia was behind second fake video spreading false voter fraud claims, U.S. officials say
Experts warned that two recent Russian-created fake videos appear designed to undercut Americans’ confidence in the 2024 election results and stoke racial animus.Politics - NBC News - November 1 -
LOOK: Chiefs get away with a false start on the play before their game-winning TD in overtime vs. Buccaneers
Kansas City got lucky on the game-deciding driveSports - CBS Sports - November 5 -
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Boy says mom 'ran him over,' left him on roadside and falsely reported kidnapping
A woman has been arrested after leaving her son unattended along a road, allowing him to run off in the night following a tantrum and falsely reporting a kidnapping.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
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Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new ...World - ABC News - November 16 -
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Uncertainty in Springfield, the Ohio town put on the map by Trump’s false claims about immigrants
Springfield reduxTop stories - NBC News - November 16 -
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Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer
Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change. ‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate Senior ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago