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Instagram car finance SCAM – Drivers warned of bogus lease firms using social media
Motorists are being warned about a new finance scam that sees con artists targeting unsuspecting motorists with too good to be true deals. Deals advertised on the social media Instagram are targetting the most vulnerable motorists on the road. Typically they offer motorists a policy without the need for a credit check or a deposit. […]
16 Bogus Myths About People Skills that Popular People Already Know
Being likable, saying yes to everything, always being in a good mood… Our society is governed by rules about what’s acceptable and advisable.How do you live up to these expectations while being a loving parent, a loyal employee and a socially active friend?Differentiate the really important people skills from false standards.All around us we see […]
The bogus expert and social media chicanery of DC’s top cyber think tank
Like viruses, cybersecurity charlatans are incidental guests in the body of infosec. These men sell false expertise, conspiracy theories, and invisible security potions and they are as unintentionally hilarious as they are alarming. Case in point: BuzzFeed’s exposé of James Scott, cofounder of Washington DC’s big cybersecurity think tank, ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology). […]
BMI is a bogus way to tell if you’re a healthy weight — here’s what you should do instead
Lisa Creech Bledsoe / Flickr Body mass index is a poor way to measure your overall health. Measuring the circumference of your waist appears to be a better indicator, especially for women. This metric also has strong links to your risk of developing some diseases, and a new study suggests it may provide insight into […]
‘Whole state was terrified’: Hawaii urges ‘tough & quick’ reprisal for bogus missile alert
After the entire state of Hawaii suffered an almighty scare over an imminent missile attack warning, angry officials and the public are calling for “tough and quick accountability” for the “totally inexcusable” mishap. “The whole state was terrified,” said Hawaiian US senator Brian Schatz following the false alarm on Saturday morning, which went uncorrected for […]
These experts figured out why so many bogus patents get approved
Enlarge / The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. (credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) If you’ve read our coverage of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s “Stupid Patent of the Month” series, you know America has a patent quality problem. People apply for patents on ideas that are obvious, vague, or were […]
Rees-Mogg resurrects ‘bogus’ claim that Brexit will give hospitals £350mn extra per week
Jacob Rees-Mogg has resuscitated the widely debunked pro-Brexit claim that leaving the EU would deliver an extra £350 million per week to the National Health Service (NHS). The Old Etonian is tipped to become the next Tory leader to succeed Theresa May. In a speech in London offering an alternative budget ahead of actual Budget […]
Moscow brands as ‘bogus’ report that US military was allowed on India’s Russian-made submarine
Published time: 13 Nov, 2017 13:21 Reports of India allowing a group of US military officials to visit the Russian-made INS Chakra – an Indian Navy attack submarine – are not based in reality, the head of the Russian military cooperation agency said. Claims of a rift in Russian-Indian military cooperation were reported last week […]
Thousands of people are getting refunds for a bogus supplement that claimed to treat drug addiction
Shutterstock More than 5,000 Americans are about to get a check in the mail, after regulators discovered that a Florida-based supplement maker was peddling an herbal drink mix that it claimed could help treat addiction. The company, Sunrise Nutraceuticals, marketed its Elimidrol powdered drink mix as having a “high success rate … in overcoming opiate […]
