creepy governors Virginia Gov. Youngkin's new snitch-line makes for great prankster fun Carla Sinclair

police Criminal gang operated fake police station down the road from a real one David Pescovitz

cycling Profile of a fake pro cyclist takes dark turn into tragedy, harassment and stolen valor Rob Beschizza

scams Adventures with a short term rental profiteer Jason Weisberger

capitol rioters Capitol rioter admits to two new felonies while representing himself in court Mark Frauenfelder

politics ITV confirms Piers Morgan gone for good after nasty remarks about Meghan Markle Rob Beschizza

scams Fake delivery spam was the most rampant scam of 2020 Thom Dunn

halloween Dallas Halloween decorations prompt multiple police visits Rob Beschizza

television Watch Johnny Carson joke about the toilet paper shortage David Pescovitz

travel Airbnb's easily gamed reputation system and poor customer service allow scammers to thrive Cory Doctorow

deepfakes 'Deepfake face swap' app ZAO is making people afraid of the future Xeni Jardin

fraud The "Reputation Management" industry continues to depend on forged legal documents Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Epson is teaching the internet not to install security updates Cory Doctorow

law The future of "fake news": Pepsi gets Facebook to censor jokes about plastic in its Kurkure corn puffs Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets HP once again caught sneaking code into printers to reject third-party ink Cory Doctorow

censorship Quackspeak ascendant: China's subject-changing astroturfers rule the Chinese internet Cory Doctorow

telemarketers FCC intends to fine man $120 million for making over 96 million robocalls Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity" Cory Doctorow

Business Wells Fargo whistleblower: once I complained, they started denying me bathroom breaks Cory Doctorow

Business Amazon is full of Chinese counterfeits and they're driving out legit goods Cory Doctorow