Fake Dutch 'moon rock' revealed

" A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say. It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees...

New embarrassment for Berlusconi as latest 'sex tapes' are aired

" The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, faced further – and even more excruciating – embarrassment today when the weekly news magazine L'Espresso posted a recording on its website apparently made...

Teenager wings it with a fake airline

" A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport...

What did i do to die?

" "Excited Ranbir Singh, an 24yrs old MBA, dresses up for his first day of work at a new office in Dehradun with Kotak Mahindra, with best wishes and blessings from family starts his journey from meerut on his bike...

China producing fake drugs with “made in India” tags

“Nigeria says a large consignment of fake anti-malarial generic drugs seized recently carried “Made in India” tag but was produced in China,” according to a report carried in the Indian national daily ‘The Times of India.'   Indian Ambassador to...

Contested Berlin Bust of Nefertiti a Fake?

I find this claim somewhat oppotunistic. A Swiss art historian announces the release of a new book in which he claims that the bust of Nefertiti is actually a fake. Doesn't have that much proof in my opinion. But...

Fake letter bombs sent to Scottish political addresses

A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) has sent a fake letter bomb to a number of political addresses including the Scottish First minister, Alex Salmond. The SNLA are a group who's mains aim's...

GUTTED by flickr

What happens when a social networking community based on photography and art is run by anti-social people? They self destruct, driving away the real artists expressing themselves, and encouraging lowest common...

Blast destroys Connex ticket machine

"The attack is the latest in a string of problems for rail operator Connex, which has been under commuter fire for heat and maintenance-related train delays and cancellations."Here's another reason why the State Government needs to get their farking act together, remove the...

Could I have Madeoff by Faking Authenticity?

In a year where banks showed that what once looked like solid profits was in many cases a mirage, could I have madeoff by faking authenticity. OK these two words side by side sound like strange bedfellows. I got started on the topic after reading the Outside Edge column If...

NYT publishes fake letter on Kennedy's senate bid

Awkward. " The New York Times has said a letter purporting to be from the mayor of Paris that attacked Caroline Kennedy's bid for a Senate seat was a fake. The letter, which was signed with the name of Bertrand...

Did you know that Sarah Palin-haters are still trying to prove she didn’t g...

" Michelle Malkin: Truthers to the Left of Me, Truthers to the Right "Did you know that Sarah Palin-haters are still trying to prove she didn’t give birth to her youngest son, Trig? These tinfoil hat-wearers are as obnoxious and unhinged as the 9/11 Truth cultists who...

China to name and shame lip-synching performers

Remember the outrage during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics when that little girl was lip-synching in place of the real singer who was not cute enough to be representing the Chinese. Well, in a...

MSNBC Duped In Palin Africa Story; Retracts

If I remember right, this was top story at NowPublic too?"The "fake" adviser claimed Governor Sarah Palin mistakenly believed Africa was a country instead of a continent. The former Republican vice presidential candidate has denied the report from the time it was released....

Pervez Musharraf says he’s not entering politics

"Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said he has no intention of entering politics. Gen Musharraf has been leading a quiet life since he resigned in August.“Whosoever is attributing such information to me is absolutely wrong. I have not talked to anybody...

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