Gold coin from 17th century expected to fetch thousands at auction after it was initially thought a fake
A 400-year-old gold coin dating to the time of King Charles I that was found in a pile of loose change is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it is auctioned off next month. The coin, a gold Unite piece, has a currency worth…
Twitter Verified a Fake Disney Account Created by a Troll
Twitter users have been taken for quite the ride over the past few days when it comes to the site’s verification system. On Thursday, Elon Musk removed the “legacy verified” blue checkmarks from users who received them prior to his acquisition. Then he started “gifting”…
Are the Tesla Model 3 Redesign Photos Real or Fake? What We Know (And Don’t).
A photo of what appears to be a redesigned Tesla Model 3 is being shared online. It looks convincing, but is it the real thing, or just something someone has cobbled together in a tuning garage (or Photoshop)? Here’s what we know. The image in…
How to Tell if a Twitter Profile Is Real or Fake
Twitter under Elon Musk keeps getting dumber. Over the weekend, Twitter’s new management decided to pull back on its promise to take away “legacy” blue checkmarks, relics of Twitter’s now-defunct system for verifying the identity of notable accounts, on April 1. Instead, Twitter introduced a…
A Fake Will Ferrell Account Fooled the BBC Because of Twitter Blue Verification
The problem with the latest social media trend of paid verification is being highlighted by an unlikely source: actor and comedian Will Ferrell. Or, really, an account pretending to be Will Ferrell. On Feb. 18, BBC News’ Tyne & Wear section published an article titled…
Biden accused of twisting Pope Francis’ words on abortion: ‘Fake Catholicism’
President Biden cited both U.S. Catholic bishops and Pope Francis in defense of federally funded abortions, despite both the bishops’ and the pontiff’s consistent and vocal opposition to the practice. Biden, a devout Catholic, fielded questions from the press outside the White House on Monday,…
Woman accused of killing Instagram lookalike in plot to fake her own death
MAINZ, Germany — A family dispute, a missing woman, and a body that had been stabbed to death found in the woman’s car by her parents: These things, authorities in Germany now say, are not as they once seemed. Far from being the victim, the…
TikTok’s ‘scar girl’ doesn’t care if you think her scar is real or fake
For nearly two years, Annie Bonelli, dubbed “scar girl” by many TikTok viewers, has been questioned about her facial scar. But in recent months, the curiosity around her scar has reached a fever pitch, with people online trying to decipher if the long, linear mark…
Ghislaine Maxwell claims Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre photo is ‘fake,’ has ‘no memory’ of the pair meeting
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell alleged in her first jailhouse interview that the notorious photograph of Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre at her London home in 2000 is likely a “fake,” claiming she has “no memory” of introducing the pair more than two decades ago. …
‘Joke’ Indian Tweet Lands Babar Azam In Fake Sexting Media Storm
Indian media is awash with articles on how Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam was allegedly “sexting” another player’s girlfriend. The problem: it’s false news that originated in a “joke” tweet from a parody account. Illustrating how misinformation can morph into accepted reality and explode online,…
