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To Dupe or Not To Dupe: The Twisted Ethics of Luxury Fakes
Can it ever be morally righteous to buy high-fashion duplicates?
Just Stop Buying Fake COVID Vaccine Cards
U.S. Customs and Border Protection would like you to stop ordering fake COVID vaccine cards from China.
All Of My TikTok Followers Are Fake
By buying followers, likes, and views, our own shoddy TikTok video climbed up the hashtag rankings.
Americans Don’t Need Deepfakes to Believe Lies About Nancy Pelosi
President Trump tweeted a video of House speaker Nancy Pelosi that was altered to make her look and sound drunk, with the speed slowed down to 75 percent.
Scammers Are Filing Fake Trademarks to Steal High-Value Instagram Accounts
Scammers don't only hack Instagram accounts. Sometimes they just provide Instagram with some paperwork.
A Fake Nude of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was Debunked By Foot Fetishists
Wikifeet foiled an attempt to shame the congresswoman with a fake Instagram post.
How to Spot a Fake $1,000 Magic: The Gathering Card
Inside the card game’s seedy underbelly of counterfeits, repacks, and proxies.
We Asked an Expert How to Spot the Most Popular Counterfeit Items in the UK
For a start: fake cigarettes might have chunks of plastic in them, and counterfeit airbags are more likely to explode and kill you than the car crash itself.
Victorian Con Men Faked the Middle Ages' Darkest Devices
Iron maidens? Chastity belts? These objects will make you think twice about what you learned in history class.
Pre-Hispanic Items Up for Auction in France Are Fake, Mexico Says
The Joron Derem and Binoche et Giquello auction houses are set to sell off dozens of pieces beginning tomorrow, but Mexico's official archaeological institute said 65 percent of the items are of recent creation.
Checking Out Istanbul's Knockoff Marketplace While It Lasts
As Turkey's relationship with the European Union becomes tighter, adopting its copyright standards is nearly a foregone conclusion. For now, knockoff peddlers are able to do their business more or less in the open, dealing mostly to European tourists.
Kitty Litter
It started in my limbs and made its way up my ribcage, until everything tingled. I had just popped a molly. My teeth ached from smiling. I chewed my gum into mush. The bass made my bones vibrate. But all of a sudden, things got weird. Later I found out...