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For one glorious moment, we believed Cormac McCarthy’s faked Twitter account
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Why must we always spoil things? If I’d typed that next to a little blue bird, somebody might have replied “Evergreen tweet” or even *gestures at all this*, but as so often, it is Twitter itself that has been the engi...
Seattle police faked radio chatter about Proud Boys during 2020 racial justice protests – watchdog
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Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during the 2020 racial justice protests, an investigation by the city’s police...
US man who faked death to evade rape charge arrested in Glasgow hospital
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An American fugitive who is believed to have faked his own death to evade a rape charge is facing extradition after being arrested in a Glasgow hospital. Nicholas Rossi, 34, was wanted by Interpol in connection with t...
US man who faked death to evade rape charge rearrested after skipping hearing
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An American fugitive who is believed to have faked his own death to evade a rape charge has been arrested after skipping his extradition hearing in Scotland. Nicholas Rossi, who used several aliases while on the run f...
Ex-partner accused of trying to kill Zimbabwe’s vice-president faked marriage papers
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The former model accused of trying to kill Zimbabwe’s vice-president faked the marriage documents that would have formalised their eight-year relationship, a court has ruled. Marry Mubaiwa, 40, once moved among the cr...
Production company disputes Nadine Dorries’ claim Channel 4 faked reality show
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Nadine Dorries’ claim that a Channel 4 reality show she appeared on used paid actors is “unfounded”, according to the production company that made the show. The culture secretary told parliament on Thursday that she b...
Paddington, go home: Home Office staff pin up faked deportation notices
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Over the past week mocked up immigration enforcement notices have begun to appear on internal Home Office staff noticeboards, featuring photographs of Paddington Bear, stating that he is wanted so he can be placed on ...
‘It’s 100% real’: Alex Jones admits Sandy Hook shooting wasn’t faked – video
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American conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones has admitted the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012 was not a hoax during a defamation trial brought against him by parents of t...