Résultats pour "Fake!" dans Biographies et mémoires

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people? Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we...

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?

Lucien Graves exposes the psychological tricks and manipulation tactics fake psychics use to deceive audiences. From cold reading techniques to engineered environments and exploiting grief, each episode reveals exactly how modern mediums manufacture convincing illusions. Learn to spot these deceptive practices and protect yourself from emotional manipulation. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

किसी भी ऐतिहासिक व्यक्ति का जीवन-चरित्र उसके सार्वजनिक और निजी जीवन के बीच का द्वंद्व है। हर व्यक्ति अपने कंट्रास्ट में जीता है। महात्मा गांधी भी इससे अछूते नहीं रहे। महात्मा गांधी के जीवन में विचित्र विरोधाभास था।

The world’s most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the masters—exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio. The art world is a much dirtier, nastier...

When World War II began, seventeen-year-old Letty from a rigid Orthodox Jewish family in Belgium is trapped in a resort nestled in the French Pyrenees with her mother and two sisters. Her oldest sister disowns the family to save herself as her mother’s distress turns into violent panic attacks. Ahead of Letty lay razzias, the French police round-ups of Jews, Nazi aircraft, young love, and uncertainty about who to trust or where to go in a country hell-bent on capturing her. Now her family’s fate, whether triumph or catastrophe, hinges on Letty’s escape plan.

The third of a trilogy, this collection features 16 of the world's most outrageous scams and hoaxes. They all really happened, and were taken from firsthand accounts, newspaper reports, or historical documents found in public libraries. They date as far back as the late 1800s, but most are more recent. However, you won't find any defrauded widows or orphans in these stories; the victims are institutions or corporations quite capable of defending themselves, and the crooks who match wits with them are just as savvy. You could almost call it a fair fight!

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.

Wealthy heiress Anna Delvey was one of the international jetset. Her Instagram account was a window on a glamorous world, filled with art launches, champagne brunches, VIP parties and stays in high-end hotels. Due to come into a $67m trust fund on her 26th birthday, she planned to establish the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York and wined and dined the city’s wealthy elite to secure investment for her project.

The hypocrisy of the current Christian Nationalist Movement is examined from the perspective of a former Catholic schoolgirl who saved her diaries. Fake Christians details the emotional and physical abuse of children by self-professed "holy" people who didn't practice what they preached. In fact, their actions were quite the opposite.

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.

Advanced AI technology is now able to create video of people doing things they never did, in places they have never been, saying things they never said. In the hands of rogue states, terrorists, criminals or crazed individuals, they represent a disturbing new threat to democracy and personal liberty. Deep Fakes can be misused to shift public opinion, swing Presidential elections, or blackmail, coerce, and silence individuals. 

Do you know any four-time felons who’ve built groundbreaking rockets for SpaceX? You do now. His name is Zack Hose. During the day, the former career criminal is a respected structural specialist in aeronautics. Off the clock, unbeknownst to most coworkers, Hose is a modern funk music icon: Zackey Force Funk. The narrator of cholo-approved lowrider anthems, his helium-pitched croons and sensual whispers chronicle drug-fueled parties, romance, and recklessness. Gleaming synths and body rocking bass score every gritty detail.

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...

"An absolute must-read for anyone interested not just in big tech, but in what it takes to not lose your soul in modern-day America." —Naomi Fry, staff writer at The New Yorker A whip-smart, darkly funny, and timely memoir of one woman’s twelve years inside Google and her transformation from...

CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson was the only mainstream journalist willing to dig deep into Obama Administration scandals like Benghazi, Fast and Furious, and the targeting of Tea Party groups by the IRS. Her liberal colleagues increasingly shunned her. Then she discovered that someone was using...

A fascinating and often amusing look at art crime!

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.**

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

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 ...