Tag: Hoaxes and Pranks

What Happened When Fake Trump Signs Appeared in Greenwich, Connecticut

The placards were up in a wealthy town for less than a day. The fight over them lasted years.

October 23, 2023
Carlee Russell Admits She Lied About Abduction and Wandering Child

Carlee Russell, 25, said through a lawyer that she was sorry she had fabricated her disappearance, which captured national attention and prompted a flurry of search efforts.

July 24, 2023
Alabama Woman Admits She Lied About Abduction and Report of Wandering Child

Carlee Russell, 25, said through a lawyer that she was sorry she had fabricated her disappearance, which captured national attention and prompted a flurry of search efforts.

July 24, 2023
Twitter’s Logo Changes to Doge as Users Await Blue Check-Mark Removal

The promised changes to the platform’s verification program have been slow. Attention has focused instead on the image of a doge in place of the blue Twitter bird.

April 3, 2023
A Fake Death in Romancelandia

A Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.

January 16, 2023