Hoax

A cybercriminal group known as “Purgatory” has been identified as the source behind a coordinated wave of AI-enhanced swatting calls that triggered lockdowns and armed police responses at universities across the United States in late August. The attacks, which occurred from August 21 to August 25, affected at least 10 major campuses, including the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Villanova, the University of South Carolina, and UNC-Chapel Hill.

A bomb threat at Salem State University led to a dorm evacuation and law enforcement response. The threat was later confirmed as a hoax.

False reports of active shooters have disrupted at least seven college campuses nationwide within one week, triggering lockdowns.

A newly released declassified annex from Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report confirms that Hillary Clinton personally approved a plan during the 2016 election to smear then-candidate Donald Trump by promoting a false narrative linking him to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The revelation comes from documentation declassified by Sen. Chuck Grassley and sheds new light on the origins of the now-debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative.

During an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity Friday night, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned the media for its role in promoting the now-debunked Russia collusion narrative. She called on journalists who fueled the story to return their awards and admit they were manipulated by intelligence officials.

An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been charged with staging her own kidnapping by ICE officers in an elaborate hoax that was promoted by LA Mayor Karen Bass and used to raise thousands in donations. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, living in South Los Angeles, now faces federal charges of conspiracy and making false statements to law enforcement. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

The White House released a memo exposing a "hoax" made against President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

A deceptive social media scam is making the rounds, falsely claiming that a female police officer in Kentucky is missing and endangered.

The Obama-appointed federal judge who ruled against President Donald Trump’s deportations of suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members played a key role in the failed Russia-Trump collusion accusations while presiding over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court.

A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to a 2023 hate crime hoax involving a burning cross and a defaced campaign sign. Deanna West, 38, admitted to maliciously conveying false information with a threat, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. The incident, which took place on April 23, 2023, targeted a mayoral campaign sign for then-candidate Yemi Mobolade in Colorado Springs.