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Hoax

Juvenile charged in swatting incident at Villanova University

  • Apr 30

Former Van Drew staffer charged with staging hoax attack

  • Nov 21, 2025

Employee falsely reported shooter to 'trauma bond': court documents

  • Oct 1, 2025

Federal worker in custody following NJ military base 'shooter hoax'

  • Oct 1, 2025

Experts underscore seriousness of school shooting hoaxes, penalties

  • Aug 28, 2025

Swatting group 'likely responsible' for campus shooter hoaxes: Report

  • Aug 28, 2025

Wave of active shooter hoaxes brings turmoil to start of school year

  • Aug 26, 2025

Villanova University hoax caller sought by FBI, local authorities

  • Aug 22, 2025

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Former New Jersey congressional staffer charged with staging a violent attack against herself

  • Nov 20, 2025
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New information released after active shooter hoax at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

  • Oct 1, 2025
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Villanova University hoax caller sought by FBI, local authorities

  • Aug 22, 2025
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Villanova president says active shooter incident was 'cruel hoax'

  • Aug 22, 2025
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Alleged fraud victim recalls hiring 'hoax mom' after fake kidnapping: 'She took advantage of that'

  • Oct 20, 2022
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Mother who faked kidnapping charged with stealing from employer

  • Oct 18, 2022
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Texas police say child's abduction staged to cover crime

  • Jan 10, 2019
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Despite rumors, Facebook says it's not limiting your feed to 26 friends

  • Feb 7, 2018

Latest Stories

Dad pleads not guilty after being accused of killing daughter, lying about kidnapping

Luciano Frattolin, of Montreal, was arraigned in Essex County on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder and the concealment of a human corpse.

  • Jul 31, 2025

9-year-old Montreal girl found in an upstate New York pond drowned in a homicide

Authorities say a 9-year-old Canadian girl found dead in a New York pond was drowned.

  • Jul 23, 2025

Father charged with murder of 9-year-old daughter in upstate NY after kidnapping hoax, officials say

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

  • Jul 21, 2025
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Security scare that led to diverted flight was hoax by 2 young children: FBI

"You Are All Going to Die, Help Me." The security scare that led to a diverted flight in El Paso was a threatening handwritten note that turned out to be a hoax by two young children, the FBI said.

  • Mar 8, 2025

Convicted kidnapper Matthew Muller allegedly began crime spree in 1993 at 16 years old

Convicted kidnapper Matthew Muller is facing more new charges and investigators now say Muller may have begun his crime spree all the way back in 1993.

  • Jan 8, 2025