| A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots 2024-05-03 [abcnews.com] A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots has been sentenced to one year of probation and fined $3,000 Részletek >
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| Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military 2024-05-02 [theregister.co.uk] Operation busted after dodgy devices ended up at Air Force
Miami resident Onur Aksoy has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for running a multi-million-dollar operation selling fake Cisco equipment that ended up in the US military. Részletek >
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| Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case 2024-04-27 [abcnews.com] Authorities have revealed the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges that were filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona’s fake elector case Részletek >
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| High School AD Framed Principal With Fake AI-Generated Racist Audio: Cops 2024-04-26 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme 2024-04-25 [bbci.co.uk] Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show. Részletek >
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| How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebook 2024-04-25 [bbc.co.uk] Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users. Részletek >
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| Fake Botox Is Sending People to the Hospital 2024-04-16 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| BBC Verify uncovers real and fake clips among Iran attack footage 2024-04-15 [bbci.co.uk] Footage shows projectiles being intercepted after Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles. Részletek >
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| Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits 2024-04-11 [bbc.co.uk] People are unknowingly buying fakes from Chinese firms through online marketplaces, reports suggest. Részletek >
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| Fake stamps: China blamed for rise in UK counterfeits 2024-04-11 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| China blamed for rise in fake stamps in UK 2024-04-11 [bbc.co.uk] A senior MP tells the BBC that China is behind a surge in fakes being bought through online marketplaces. Részletek >
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| Fake It Till You Make It in This Fiero-based Ferrari Selling at Carlisle Auctions Next Week 2024-04-08 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Brazil Supreme Court justice investigating Elon Musk over fake news and alleged obstruction 2024-04-08 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time 2024-04-01 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Fake eclipse glasses are hitting the market. Here 2024-03-29 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Former Milwaukee official who requested fake ballots was no whistleblower: Prosecutor 2024-03-20 [abcnews.com] A jury has found a former Milwaukee election official accused of obtaining fake absentee ballots guilty of misconduct in office and fraud Részletek >
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| Russia is painting fake silhouettes next to its ships, hoping to trick Ukraine into attacking the wrong targets, UK intel says 2024-03-20 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Stress over threats drove former Milwaukee elections official to request fake ballots, attorney says 2024-03-19 [abcnews.com] The attorney for a former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently ordering three military absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to a Republican lawmaker who embraced election conspiracy theories is arguing that she was distr... Részletek >
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| Kenyan newspaper frontpage about government offering ministerial jobs to rivals is fake 2024-03-11 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Ugandan man behind viral fake East African currency shocked by its success 2024-03-10 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Man behind viral fake currency shocked by its success 2024-03-10 [bbci.co.uk] News of the launch of a single currency for East Africa spread fast - but it turned out not to be true. Részletek >
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| Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections 2024-03-08 [abcnews.com] Fake images of Donald Trump surrounded by smiling Black voters are circulating online, highlighting the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence ahead of the 2024 election Részletek >
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| Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections 2024-03-08 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Rotting bodies, fake ashes and sold body parts push Colorado to patch lax funeral home rules 2024-03-05 [abcnews.com] Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a bill that would install requirements for funeral home directors after nearly 200 bodies were found stacked and rotting in a funeral home in September Részletek >
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| Takeaways from the Wisconsin 2020 fake electors lawsuit settlement 2024-03-04 [abcnews.com] More than 1,400 pages of emails, text messages and other documents released Monday reveal details of a strategy by Republican operatives tied to then-President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Wisconsin Részletek >
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| Settlement shows how Trump lawyers crafted plan for fake electors to file papers falsely saying he won Wisconsin in 2020 2024-03-04 [abcnews.com] Settlement shows how Trump lawyers crafted plan for fake electors to file papers falsely saying he won Wisconsin in 2020 Részletek >
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| Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers 2024-03-04 [abcnews.com] Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying he won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there Részletek >
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| Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images 2024-03-04 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Trump supporters target black voters with AI fakes 2024-03-04 [bbci.co.uk] Faked images of black voters with Trump are a growing disinformation trend in the US election, the BBC finds. Részletek >
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| Sahil Omar: The real story behind a fake criminal 2024-02-22 [bbci.co.uk] One name keeps cropping up in connection with mass shootings - but the person does not actually exist. Részletek >
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| Decaying bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado to confront lax funeral home oversight 2024-02-22 [abcnews.com] Colorado state lawmakers have voted to introduce a bill to better regulate the funeral home industry Részletek >
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| Decaying bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to address lax oversight of funeral homes 2024-02-22 [abcnews.com] Colorado state lawmakers have voted to introduce a bill to better regulate the funeral home industry Részletek >
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| Facing Sluggish Demand, Beyond Meat Is Shaking Up Its Fake Beef Recipe - CNET 2024-02-21 [news.cnet.com] The latest iteration of Beyond Beef contains 60% less saturated fat and more vegetables. Részletek >
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| Russians are spreading fake information about "Ukrainian special force unit shooting civilians" 2024-02-21 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Facing Lackluster Demand, Beyond Meat Is Shaking Up Its Fake Beef Recipe - CNET 2024-02-21 [news.cnet.com] The latest iteration of Beyond Beef contains 60% less saturated fat and more veggies. Részletek >
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| Famous Ancient Reptile Fossil Found to be Fake, Researchers Find 2024-02-21 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| BBB Business Scam Alert: Watch out for fake government compliance notices targeting businesses 2024-02-18 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Cambodia jails Taiwanese YouTuber for fake kidnap 2024-02-16 [bbci.co.uk] The influencer was detained after claiming to have been abducted in the port city of Sihanoukville. Részletek >
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| TikTok prepares to combat misinfo, AI fakes and influence ops ahead of European Union election 2024-02-14 [abcnews.com] TikTok is taking measures to combat misinformation about the upcoming European Union elections including setting up fact-checking hubs inside the app Részletek >
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| Ukrainian Forces dismiss Russian fake news on Selydove 2024-02-14 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Ukrainian forces on high alert amidst fake news of impending Russian invasion 2024-02-14 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Sadiq Khan says fake AI audio of him nearly led to serious disorder 2024-02-14 [bbci.co.uk] London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the law on deepfakes is not "fit for purpose" after Armistice Day hoax. Részletek >
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| A világhírű rendező majdnem faképnél hagyta az újságírót 2024-02-13 [24ora.index.hu] Martin Scorsese arról mesélt, mi köze van A Wall Street farkasának Donald Trumphoz. Részletek >
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| Neural networks are reportedly helping criminals create cheap virtual fake IDs online 2024-02-12 [theregister.co.uk] Plus: Computer scientists win $700k in AI competition to decipher ancient scrolls destroyed in Mount Vesuvius eruption, and more
AI in brief A dodgy website is claiming to use AI in creating images of fake IDs that could potentially be used to trick online verification methods. Részletek >
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| Fake "Zaluzhnyi websites" appear online 2024-02-11 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| More fake aircraft are popping up at Russian bases in a crude attempt to fool Ukraine 2024-02-10 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who faked death appears in US court 2024-02-07 [bbci.co.uk] Nicholas Rossi, who faces rape charges in Utah dating back to 2008, appeared via video link from prison. Részletek >
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| Clegg admits Meta failing to detect fake videos amid online safety concerns 2024-02-06 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Fake Biden video prompts call for Meta to label posts 2024-02-05 [bbci.co.uk] The group says a fake video of President Biden on Facebook highlights an "incoherent" policy. Részletek >
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| Fake videos on Meta should be labelled, says board 2024-02-05 [bbci.co.uk] The group says a fake video of President Biden on Facebook highlights an "incoherent" policy. Részletek >
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| Fake videos on Meta should be labelled, says board 2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Media: France to summon Russian ambassador over killing of volunteers, fakes 2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| New Mexico Democrats push to criminalize fake electors before presidential vote 2024-02-02 [abcnews.com] New Mexico Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in one of the few states where Republicans signed paperwork in 2020 falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner Részletek >
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| Did Trump evade taxes with a fake loan? Watchdog discovers Chicago deal that 2024-01-30 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Rise in reports of fake weight-loss drugs linked to shortage of real thing, WHO says 2024-01-29 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery and plagiarism in published research 2024-01-28 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery and plagiarism in published research 2024-01-28 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery in published research 2024-01-28 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| South Carolina home of Nikki Haley targeted by fake emergency call: report 2024-01-27 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Faked tears and special audition codes - X Factor hopefuls and insiders speak out 2024-01-26 [bbci.co.uk] Hopefuls and staff lift the lid on what it was like backstage at the hugely successful show. Részletek >
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| Judge says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be questioned in Trump fake electors lawsuit 2024-01-26 [abcnews.com] A judge has ruled that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be asked questions related to his role serving as a Democratic elector in the 2020 presidential election as part of an ongoing lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s attorneys Részletek >
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| Fake Biden robocall tells voters to skip New Hampshire primary election 2024-01-23 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Fake Biden robocall tells voters to skip New Hampshire primary election 2024-01-23 [bbci.co.uk] An investigation is opened into the calls, which are suspected to have been artificially generated. Részletek >
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| Japanese carmaker that faked safety tests sees long wait to reopen factories 2024-01-22 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Nicholas Rossi: Fugitive who faked death appears in US court 2024-01-17 [bbci.co.uk] The 36-year-old, who faked his own death and fled to Scotland, is charged with raping a woman in Utah. Részletek >
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| Combination of cheap .cloud domains and fake Shark Tank news fuel unhealthy wellness scams 2024-01-17 [theregister.co.uk] .SBS gTLD once owned by Australian broadcaster is another source of strife
Scammers are buying up cheap domain names to host sites that sell dodgy health products using fake articles, according to cybercrime disruption outfit Netcraft. Részletek >
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| Russian media share fake video claiming Ukrainian military enlistment office employee was shot 2024-01-16 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Investigative Stories From Ukraine: How men fake divorces, custody lawsuits to avoid draft 2024-01-16 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Facebook flooded with panic-inducing fake posts about supposed Ukraine 2024-01-14 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles 2024-01-14 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles 2024-01-14 [bbci.co.uk] Six ways the late megachurch pastor conned millions of people to believe in his purported cures. Részletek >
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| ESPN apologises for Emmy entries won with fake names 2024-01-12 [feeds.bbci.co.uk] An investigation found some employees had used fake names in entries to circumvent eligibility rules. Részletek >
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| SEC Twitter hijacked to push fake news of hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETF approval 2024-01-10 [theregister.co.uk] Buy the hype, sell the, wait, what do we do now?!
Breaking The SEC today said its Twitter/X account was hijacked to wrongly claim it had approved hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETFs, causing cryptocurrency to spike and then slip in price. Részletek >
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| Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal 2024-01-08 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Russians record fake videos of civilian hostages being released 2024-01-06 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Koltai Róbert kitálalt Andy Vajnáról: ezért hagyta faképnél A miniszter félrelép forgatásán 2024-01-01 [femina.hu] Koltai Róbert és Andy Vajna a sikerfilm forgatásán gyakran összekaptak. Részletek >
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| Michael Cohen Says AI-Created Fake Cases Mistakenly Used in Court Brief 2023-12-29 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney 2023-12-29 [abcnews.com] Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge in New York Részletek >
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| Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney 2023-12-29 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Arakhamia urges Ukrainian Cabinet to put an end to mobilization "fakes" and submit new bill for conscription 2023-12-26 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| SEC charges ex-medtech CEO with fraud for selling plastic fake implants 2023-12-20 [theregister.co.uk] Sure, bogus blood tests are bad, but have you considered tricking doctors into embedded useless tubes?
The CEO of a now-bankrupt medical technology supplier has been charged for a second time with crimes connected to the development of a "non-functional piece of plastic" implanted in patients to keep up the appearance of profitability. Részletek >
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| Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time 2023-12-20 [abcnews.com] Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 Részletek >
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| Trump campaign lawyer testified in Nevada fake electors case to avoid prosecution, transcripts show 2023-12-19 [abcnews.com] New court transcripts show that a lawyer who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign’s fake elector plot in 2020 had been a target of a criminal investigation in Nevada Részletek >
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| Correction: Election 2020-Fake Electors-Wisconsin story 2023-12-18 [abcnews.com] In a story published December 15, 2023, about an attorney for former President Donald Trump, The Associated Press erroneously reported comments attributed to an email written by attorney Ken Chesebro Részletek >
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| Some Trump fake electors from 2020 have roles in the 2024 race 2023-12-18 [abcnews.com] Fake electors have retained influence over elections heading into 2024. Részletek >
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| Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors 2023-12-15 [abcnews.com] Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel Részletek >
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| Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions 2023-12-15 [bbci.co.uk] The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinformation about Ukraine. Részletek >
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| Former Michigan GOP spokesperson testifies fake elector defendants were misled 2023-12-15 [abcnews.com] A former communications director for the Michigan GOP says that he believes an attorney for then-President Donald Trump’s campaign “took advantage” of some of the 15 Republicans who face charges including forgery for allegedly serving as false electors Részletek >
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| Belfast: Fake model agent who targeted children online jailed 2023-12-13 [bbci.co.uk] Matthew McMahon, who persuaded victims to send him sexual images, will serve two years in prison. Részletek >
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| Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission 2023-12-12 [abcnews.com] A Wisconsin lawmaker is rejecting calls from Democrats to rescind his appointee to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020 Részletek >
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| Wisconsin secretary of state calls for removal of fake Trump elector from elections commission 2023-12-11 [abcnews.com] Wisconsin’s Democratic secretary of state is calling for a Republican who served as a fake elector for former President Donald Trump to be removed from his position on the Wisconsin Elections Commission Részletek >
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| Google fakes an AI demo, Grand Theft Auto VI goes viral and Spotify cuts jobs 2023-12-10 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won 2023-12-07 [abcnews.com] Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn Pr... Részletek >
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| Fake Trump Electors In Wisconsin Settle Civil Suit, Acknowledge Biden Won In 2020 2023-12-06 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Defence Ministry warns of fake Umierov accounts on Telegram 2023-12-04 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Posts share Bear Grylls clip with fake comments about scout jamboree hosted by South Korea 2023-12-04 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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| Meta takes down China-based network of thousands of fake accounts 2023-12-03 [bbci.co.uk] The company says accounts posted about divisive issues ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Részletek >
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| Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024 2023-12-03 [abcnews.com] Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year’s election Részletek >
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| DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked 2023-11-28 [theregister.co.uk] Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer
Presenters at the DevTernity software developer conference have been told the gig, scheduled to begin December 7, has been canceled after allegations emerged that one or more fake profiles had been added to the speaker list. Részletek >
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| State Border Guards Service says there is fake information about mining border with Hungary 2023-11-22 [news.yahoo.com] Részletek >
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