grifters "Scamanda" podcast tells the story of a cancer scammer Jennifer Sandlin

scams Podcast: Veteran scammed by drug cartel in $900K timeshare fraud Ellsworth Toohey

law She's an Irish heiress, a psychic, a witch… and about to be extradited to the UK on fraud charges Rob Beschizza

animals Cat falls into vat of deadly chemicals, puts Japanese city on high alert Mark Frauenfelder

activism Read about the activists who helped bring down bleach-peddling, wellness-grifting Grenon family Jennifer Sandlin

drugs The Great US Adderall Shortage is likely going to last at least for another year Thom Dunn

crime California woman jailed for five years over cancer crowdfunding scam Devin Nealy

gun violence This "bulletproof" hoodie comes with a lifetime warranty Thom Dunn

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week's round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

Business Gofundme jumpstarts a golden era of snake oil as desperate people raise millions for quack homeopathy cancer "remedies" Cory Doctorow

scholarship Predatory journals aren't just a scam: they're also how quacks and corporate shills sciencewash their bullshit Cory Doctorow

crowdfunding Blog exposes fake GoFundMe campaigns Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption Trump's no-experience, fake-degree wedding planner will be in charge of billions in NYC housing spending Cory Doctorow

fake news Scaly giants in California, White House ghosts, and Kim Kardashian's exploding butt, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids National Enquirer succeeds where FBI and White House have failed, finding "Proof Obama Wiretapped Trump!" Peter Sheridan

politics Here's the weirdest, scariest stuff Trump said at 77-minute 'I'm not ranting and raving' meltdown Xeni Jardin

trump Despite Trump's vow to kill ACA, the American Cancer Society held annual fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago Xeni Jardin

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