4 h. ago Russell Crowe clarifies girlfriend’s age difference after ‘fictional’ claims

‘If two people love each other, age doesn't matter,’ Oscar-winning actor says

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7 h. ago Russell Crowe clarifies age difference with girlfriend after false claims

‘If two people love each other, age doesn't matter,’ Oscar-winning actor says

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45 h. ago Inside 'fake' Maddie McCann's 'cruel' campaign after telling parents she was missing Brit

Julia Wandelt bombarded Madeleine McCann's parents and siblings with phone calls and messages on WhatsApp and Instagram and even found her dad's work email address to hound him with her false claims

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50 h. ago Kate and Gerry McCann 'take no pleasure' after fake Maddie jailed for harassment

Julia Wandelt, who falsely claimed to be the missing girl, has been found guilty of harassing her biological parents Kate and Gerry McCann

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50 h. ago Kate and Gerry McCann break silence after fake Maddie jailed for harassing them

Julia Wandelt, who falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, has been sentenced to to six months in prison for harassing her family - now the parents have responded

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51 h. ago Banker jailed for false claims he was sexually harassed while wearing string vest

A judge has slammed his ‘wicked’ lies

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3 d. ago Kash Patel’s country singer girlfriend files lawsuit against Senate candidate who suggested she was an Israeli spy

Alexis Wilkins suing Sam Parker for making false claims about her background, seeking $5 million in damages, according to report

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5 d. ago Cardiff woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents caused 'significant distress', court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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5 d. ago Cardiff woman 'tormented' Madeleine McCann’s parents in 'cruel' stalking campaign, court told

Karen Spragg is on trial at Leicester Crown Court facing one count of stalking alongside Julia Wandelt, who is accused of falsely claiming to be the missing girl

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5 d. ago Man Utd star hits out at 'false' social media claims about 'pregnant wife'

Amad Diallo has taken to social media to respond to a post that claimed he visited his 'pregnant wife' following Manchester United's 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest

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7 d. ago The ghost of Ronald Reagan has spooked Trump over tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal

The president is lashing out before the supreme court’s impending decision on his absurd policyHalloween came early for Donald Trump. Ronald Reagan spooked him. Trump had a startled reaction to the TV ad that appeared during the first game of the World Series, placed by the provincial government of Ontario, featuring excerpts from President Reagan’s radio talk in April 1987 in which he explained the danger of trade wars. “Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” Trump posted. It was, he falsely claimed, a “serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act”. In retaliation, he slapped an additional 10% tariff on Canada.Trump was apparently horrified at the sudden presence of the ghost of conservatism past, who had kept the outlandish bounder at arm’s length and whom Trump regarded warily if not nervously. Reagan was the original, bigger and more successful performer, whose appeal...

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7 d. ago Love Island star forced to tell grandma she is not dead after cruel hoax

Shakira Khan, 22, spoke out after rumours that she was dead spread on social media - and she urged those sharing the false claims to back off instead of making people worried

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7 d. ago Britain's cruellest teacher... she was struck off after she faked terminal cancer, a wedding and her own death

A teacher has been struck off after falsely claiming to have cancer as part of an extraordinary web of lies that ended with her faking her own death.

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8 d. ago Lavish life of 'devious' cancer scammer mum from flash holidays to plastic surgery

Laura McPherson, 35, falsely claimed she had cancer and fabricated stories of herself supposedly receiving treatment and used the money to fund a life of luxury

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1 week ago British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

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1 week ago Moment stalker smirks as she is arrested for social media campaign which terrorised victims

Samantha Wall made the lives of Brad Burton and Naomi Timperley hell by posting false claims about them on social media in 'deliberate and calculated campaign of online stalking'.

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1 week ago Criminal who falsely claimed to be the father of eight Albanian children in bid to get them UK citizenship is jailed

Gerald Cera, 28, was sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration in August earlier this year, a court heard.

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1 week ago False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court

Tiphaine Auzière spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a manBrigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.Tiphaine Auzière, 41, a lawyer, was called as a witness at the trial of 10 people accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron by creating or reposting social media posts falsely claiming she was a man. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud

A charismatic, tweed-wearing grower from Perthshire falsely claimed to be able to create thriving tea plantations in Scotland. His elaborate deception took in luxury hotels, media outlets and tea growers across the countryWith its large silver pouch, artistic label and delicate leaves, Dalreoch Scottish white tea might be expected to grace elegant cups with saucers, perhaps with a scone served on the side. Instead, it is nestled with an array of numbered polythene packets in a room just off a laboratory at the University of Aberdeen.This is not an ordinary afternoon tea but evidence in a crime that science helped solve. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brigitte Macron 'cyberbullies' who spread rumours she was born a man lash out at being 'sent to court for tweets', asking trial 'Do you need a licence to crack a joke now?'

Ten people are facing jail time for allegedly spreading the false claims that the French First lady, 72, is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.

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