2 h. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

Events

18 h. ago Meghan Markle's twerking video backfires: Duchess deliberately released clip to debunk claims she had fake baby bump

Trolls have weaponised the film to spread wild and groundless speculation that the Duchess of Sussex wasn't pregnant at all and was wearing a 'moonbump'.

Politics

29 h. ago Amazon vows to clamp down on fake reviews dubbed ‘catalogue abuse’

Some sellers have hijacked the reviews of well-performing products in order to falsely boost the star rating

Events

29 h. ago Elon Musk pushes wild Trump 'body double' conspiracy theory as their bromance implodes

Elon Musk spread an outlandish conspiracy theory about Donald Trump amid their bromance break up.

Politics

32 h. ago Karoline Leavitt escalates war against 'fake news' BBC after dramatic back

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has railed against the BBC for its recent coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

Events

56 h. ago Fake doctor ordered to pay NHS £400k or face serving two extra years in prison

A bogus shrink has been ordered to pay back the NHS more than £400,000 or face two-and-a-half more years in prison.

Economics

60 h. ago Fake psychiatrist ordered to pay back £406k to NHS after bogus 20

Zholia Alemi was sentenced to 7 years in jail after being found guilty of 13 counts of fraud and two counts of using material to falsify medical qualifications, among other charges

Economics

66 h. ago Transgender American who joined Ukrainian army and said Kyiv should 'hunt down' Russian journalists is given 20

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, 47, was yesterday found guilty of mercenarism and spreading fake news about the Russian military by the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic in occupied Ukraine

Politics

3 d. ago Trump cronies claim there's 'evidence' Joe Biden is a clone after president shares wild conspiracies

The online MAGAverse is ablaze with claims that Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced by a clone after President Donald Trump boosted the wild conspiracy.

Politics

5 d. ago PSG's Champions League parade turns nasty: Fans clash with riot police in more chaotic scenes as Emmanuel Macron condemns violence that left two people dead and hundreds injured

Celebrations in Paris turned violent on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory parade descended into chaos, with fans clashing with riot police.  

Events

5 d. ago Rod Stewart's unlikely fake name given at hotels after they banned his band

Sir Rod Stewart first teamed up with Ronnie Wood as part of legendary band The Faces in 1969 and famously ‘had me a real good time' - now they're reuniting for Glastonbury - but what can fans expect?

Events

7 d. ago The fake tan 'so popular' one sells every 20 seconds, shoppers 'won't go back' to spray tans after trying

"This is the best tan I've ever gotten. I've been told so many times it looks so flawless"

Politics

8 d. ago 'Dark Peppa Pig' horror as fake YouTube videos target terrified kids

Twisted creators on YouTube are taking advantage of Peppa Pig's popularity, leaving children at risk of viewing inappropriate content. The platform removed two worrying examples after being contacted by The Mirror

Events

9 d. ago Jen Psaki mocks Joe Rogan over MAGA white nationalist conspiracy theory and throws strays at new FBI leadership

Former Biden official debunks conspiracy theory that Patriot Front group is FBI in disguise and new leadership would remove them

Events

9 d. ago Man charged over alleged fake plane parts scam which grounded hundreds of flights

Customers included airlines, maintenance providers and parts suppliers

Politics

9 d. ago Body painting in Bali, reborn babies and a volcanic eruption: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago Harvard fires professor for fabricating research on dishonesty

Francesca Gino, a star business professor at  Harvard, was fired this past week after the school found she fabricated research used in famous studies on dishonesty.

Events

1 week ago Heartless conmen who dressed as Pudsey Bear to steal more than £500,000 of money people thought was for charity are ordered to pay back £100,000

The gang was led by David Levi who would wear the beloved Children In Need's yellow bear costume outside supermarkets to con shoppers into making phony donations.

Economics

1 week ago EU calls on Shein to respond to claims of fake discounts and pressure selling

The European Commission has given the fast-fashion retailer one month to rectify practices the bloc believes could be breaching consumer law.

Events

1 week ago Royal fury over fake German prince who has met Prince Charles after using legal loophole to gain access to high society

A fake German prince who has rubbed shoulders with Prince Charles has been slammed for using a legal loophole to gain access to high society. 

Politics