as in frauds
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages
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Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
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Lan, 69, built a sprawling real estate empire of luxury homes and commercial properties before she was accused of one of the biggest frauds in global history.
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The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has warned that people can easily obtain fakes; in 2010, Puerto Rico invalidated all its existing birth certificates, citing rampant fraud and identity theft.
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The publicly available letter, which was dated June 18, comes as Europe prepares to start implementing more regulations under the AI Act this August, including the transparency obligations requiring companies to disclose deep fakes in audio and visual content.
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Shop it with the matching shams, or mix it with classic stripes for a personal touch.
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The dotted floral design adds a subtle pattern without feeling too bold, and matching shams are available to complete the look.
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Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
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This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.
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The film will show on Thursday at the Frida Cinema as part of its ongoing Nu-Classics series, along with a conversation between actors and online personalities Maggie Mae Fish and Abigail Thorn.
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Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground?
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But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks.
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Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack.
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