What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan
State prosecutors in Michigan announced criminal charges Tuesday against the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020, a watershed moment in the still-ongoing federal and state investigations into the 2020 election aftermath.
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What we know about Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he could soon be facing his third criminal indictment of the year. No president or former president has ever been charged with one crime, let alone three, so terms like "historic" and "unprecedented" no longer feel large enough to explain what is going on here.
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Michigan AG charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot
Sixteen fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election have been charged with crimes, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.
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Beware the Ron DeSantis Deepfakes, No Matter How Funny They Are
Did Ron DeSantis really say, "mmm, hungwy?" No.
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Democratic lawmakers call on FEC to consider crackdown on deepfake campaign ads
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year's elections.
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Bank of America accused of opening fake accounts and charging illegal junk fees
Federal regulators said Tuesday they found that Bank of America harmed customers by double-dipping on fees, withholding credit card rewards and opening fake accounts, all of which are violations of various consumer financial protection laws.
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Ukraine war: Twitter's paid-for Blue accounts fuel misinformation
False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.
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The FTC wants to make it harder to publish fake product reviews
The Federal Trade Commission proposed Friday a rule to rein in marketers who use fake reviews of products, and signaled the commission's plans to use "all available means" to target such deceptive advertising.
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Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up
Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity, part of a current push by federal prosecutors to swiftly nail down evidence in the sprawling criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'
A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers' confessions, in what federal investigators are calling "the most shameless" acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff.
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Omega says ex-employees responsible for $3 million fake Speedmaster watch
Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega says it has been the victim of "organized criminal activity," alleging three of its former staff members admitted working with intermediaries to sell a fake Speedmaster watch for some $3.4 million dollars.
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Rolex or Faux-lex? Custom officers find fake luxury watches worth over $1.2 million at LAX
Rolex or Faux-lex? US Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles recently seized dozens of fake luxury watches that -- if they were legitimate -- would have been valued at more than $1.2 million, authorities said.
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