Showing results for "Fake" in Biographies & Memoirs

Women the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams, marry and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a sweet man who owns a farm and property, she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, truthful and loving. He talks about the future with her. She falls in love. She also becomes increasingly beset by anxiety at the lavish three-act plays he offers her in the form of excuses for frequent cancellations and no-shows. She begins to wonder, who is this man?

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was...

Na světě existuje více než 50 000 true crime podcastů. Je jenom otázkou času, kdy zásoba kriminálních případů dojde. Jedinou možností zůstává vydat se na vlastní kriminální dráhu a doplnit tak zásobu nových příběhů. Anebo začít improvizovat...Láďa a Jáchym pro vás v unikátním zcela improvizovaném podcastu objasní několik záhadných případů. A ten největší zločin je, že se nikdy nestaly. Žádný scénář, žádná jistota, jen vy, živý publikum a fantazie, která je většinou vyšinutější než ti nejhorší vraždící maniaci.Láďa Karda...

One phone call in December 2005 begins the compelling, unpredictable story of Fake Missed Connections. A child of divorce with an already fragile sense of trust, Lauer unravels at the betrayal, begins divorce proceedings, and moves back to Brooklyn, where he spends too much time alone, fixated on the idea that a murderer from 1898 might be haunting his apartment. Eventually, as he starts to peruse online dating profiles, he becomes obsessed with "missed connections" precisely because they provide what online dating doesn't: a story.

Join host Glenys and special comedian guests as they explore wild tales of hoaxes, scams, con-artists and all things deceptive. Follow us: Instagram- @fakesandfraudspod Twitter - @fakesandfrauds Logo by Molly Bland.

Bruce Springsteen und Bill Gates haben es getan. Die exzentrische Modeschöpferin Elsa Schiaparelli hat es getan. Die legendäre Kriegsreporterin Martha Gellhorn. Sogar der seriöse Komponist Franz Xaver Frenzel. Sie alle bedienten sich des Fakes. An einem bestimmten Punkt ihrer Karriere ließen sie den Schein dem Sein vorangehen. Nicht, um zu betrügen. Sondern um ein legitimes Ziel zu erreichen. Sie besorgten sich gewissermaßen bei der Zukunft ein Darlehen. Hören Sie in diesem Hörbuch die höchst vergnüglichen Geschichten dieser und weiterer Faker.

Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from other loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.

Ryan Scott, known to some as “Father Ryan,” was no ordinary con man. He’d been accused of abusing followers and enriching himself with their money. He's left a wake of angry people across multiple states. And that’s not all. There are questions surrounding the brutal deaths of two priests he associated with. Investigative reporter Alex Schuman explores Scott's bizarre, quizzical, and sometimes dangerous world. Smoke Screen is an investigative documentary series on people with complex motives and morals. Follow characters on the fringes of society - con artists, cult leaders, corrupt ...

In 2024, a sophisticated Deep Fake scam rocked the global business community, targeting Arup — a leading engineering firm — and by the end of one day in January 2024, 40 million dollars had disappeared. "Deep Fake" dives deep into the murky world of digital deception, unravelling the intricate layers of this shocking case. Through expert interviews and insider accounts, we explore how this scam was orchestrated, the technology behind it, and its chilling implications for our digital future. ** AI voices have been used extensively in this podcast.**

Journalist and author Michael Grothaus has spent years researching and writing about the dark side of the internet, from online trolls and pornography to sex-trafficking. This is his quest to pull back the curtain on deep fake pornography. Who's making it? Who's affected by it? Who's trying to stop it? And what happens next?

A fascinating and often amusing look at art crime!

Fake Crime Fridays is a long-form improv show where Cedar and a guest orchestrate a plot based on submissions from listeners just like you. These submissions, similar in style to Mad Libs, are thoroughly blended through various programs to create a loose script. The actors take it from there and use improv strategies in a desperate attempt to make the episode logical. By listening, you are an integral part of this audio experiment. To send in your own submissions, get access to behind the scenes content, and support us, we humbly ask that you consider following us on Patreon

Raised By Whoops is a weekly fake radio show (or podcast, if you insist). Think of our show like a real radio show, but with more swearing, fewer commercials, zero traffic reports, and lots of stories. We think of it as a comb-over for the bald spots in our artistic expression, but you shouldn’t be burdened with that. Enjoy narrated short stories from your hosts and listeners like you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O'Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. Their investigative work - equal parts James Bond, Mike Wallace, and Saul Alinsky - has had a consistent and powerful impact on its targets.

This podcast is focusing on the people who are just winging it as they go along and highlighting how we all are just getting by day by day. Life is all about up's and downs and ''faking it till you make it'' and I will be discussing different life events through my own experiences. I hope you enjoy it.

"Es gibt gar kein rotes Telefon! Bin sehr enttäuscht." Mit seiner Trump-Darstellung begeistert der Hollywood-Schauspieler und bekennende Trump-Gegner Alec Baldwin regelmäßig Millionen Fans. Seine grandiosen Auftritte bei "Saturday-Night-Live" sind weltweit bekannt und haben inzwischen "absoluten Kultstatus" (Der Tagesspiegel) erreicht. Nun kommt endlich das Audiobuch zur Show! Während er die USA so unfassbar gut regiert wie keiner vor ihm, findet der Präsident trotz allem noch die Zeit seine Memoiren in Echtzeit für die Nachwelt zu diktieren.

Wird die Welt wirklich schlimmer - oder wird sie nur lauter? Werden Erwachsene immer kindischer - oder eigentlich nur normaler? Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn 4 Millionen Menschen die größten Fans und Kritiker zugleich sind? Wie sehr haben ihn die Reisen für seine YouTubePremium Doku-Serie "LeFloid VS The World" geprägt? Jenseits von Click-Army, YouTube und Nerdliebe beschreibt LeFloid, wie das Netz sein Leben verändert hat und was er seinem 15-jährigen Ich heute gerne mitgeben würde.

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"Life is Fake" isn't just a motto -- it's a lifestyle. Lindsey is here to share it with you all. Whether it's teaching you how to shift into a more badass version of yourself or spilling the tea on her anything but boring life.. Lindsey is not holding back. From body confidence to dating and everything in between -- it's sure to be a good time. New episodes on Wednesdays.

We sit down with Wes, who was working call centers as a broker for clients wanting to sell their time shares. Wes would sell the time share and keep the money and or the time share never existed. He made 24.5 million selling fake dreams of a time share that did not exist or the client would never get. He was spending $30,000 a week at the club at one point. In the end the mother of his first child ended up contacting the police about his operation. The was the beginning of the end. When indicted he was known as the "King Of Wire Fraud" at the time. This is a true story.