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Culture news

Michael Jordan reacts after fake Trump endorsement goes viral

A fake endorsement claiming the NBA star is supporting Donald Trump has gone viral on social media. Now, Jordan’s representatives have denied any endorsement of either candidate – unlike LeBron James, who has called to vote for Kamala Harris.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Marketing consultant fired over controversial ‘Megalopolis’ trailer

Lionsgate pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film, a marketing ploy which featured negative review quotes that are likely AI generated.

26/08/2024

Art

Tasmanian museum curator admits faking Picassos after gender row

A museum in Tasmania hit the headlines when it hung works by Picasso in a women’s toilet following a discrimination complaint – but they weren’t Picassos at all.

15/07/2024

Economy

Mining for gold? Don't be rushed into fakes. Seven tips to spot frauds

More and more people are turning to gold as a safer place to invest, but scams are on the increase. Here are seven tips to spot fake gold.

24/04/2024

Culture news

Former LA auctioneer to plead guilty in Basquiat art forgery scheme

A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

14/04/2023

Culture news

Bob Dylan publisher apologises for expensive fake autographs

Simon & Schuster have apologised and offered immediate refunds to those who purchased the $600 special edition of Dylan's new book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song."

24/11/2022

Culture news

Art dealer arrested for selling forged paintings of Old Masters

Some of his famous clients included the Louvre museum in Paris and the Prince of Liechtenstein.

18/11/2022

Europe Decoded

Fake Euronews video about 'Russian art auction' spreads online

The video was not produced by Euronews and no such auction has taken place.

28/10/2022

Tech News

Meta removes fake accounts from China and Russia over Ukraine content

Some of the fake accounts mimicked news websites and shared content that criticised European countries for supporting Kyiv.

27/09/2022

Europe Decoded

Swiss police investigate fake online ad campaign about energy wasting

The unofficial posters urged citizens to report their neighbours if they overheat their homes this coming winter.

15/09/2022

Tech News

Musk pledges more of his own money to fund Twitter deal

Musk had previously said he would put the Twitter deal "on hold' while he looked at how many fake and spam accounts were on the platform.

26/05/2022

France

Thirteen arrested for forging more than 60,000 fake COVID passes

Eight suspects were arrested in Lyon and another five in Paris, police said.

27/01/2022

Spain

Spain arrests seven suspects for selling fake COVID certificates in EU

The group solid fake PCR test results and vaccine passes to online groups for between €50 and €1,000, police say.

25/01/2022

France

Lyon couple charged with selling more than 1,000 fake health passes

The two suspects are accused of hacking into a nurse's record to create the fake COVID-19 certificates.

21/01/2022

Italy

Nurse arrested on suspicion of giving fake COVID vaccines to 45 people

Four other alleged accomplices have also been detained.

11/01/2022

Austria

Police raids in Austria uncover fake vaccination passes

The searches come just weeks before Austria makes COVID vaccines mandatory.

06/01/2022

Italy

No 'arm done? Italian prosthetic protester gets COVID vaccine

He told the Italian media the vaccine “is the best weapon we have against this terrible disease”.

09/12/2021

Italy

Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm

"He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine."

03/12/2021

Europe Decoded

Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions, says Meta

Facebook's parent company also said it had removed dozens of fake Polish accounts that posed as migrants.

02/12/2021

Europe Decoded

Fake COVID-19 health passes are being sold on Snapchat in France

Dozens of fake accounts are using Snapchat to sell "fake health passes" for up to €300 each.

13/08/2021