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Nitish Pahwa: We’re in this moment where people aren’t just engaging in emotional intimacy with chatbots, but doing so knowing that it’s fake, and that the LLM is gameable.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Raiola’s first meaningful throw of the season came with the Ducks down 7-3, when he coolly sold a fake handoff before flipping the ball wide for a touchdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

At the Wumman Spa nail salon, some of Buddemeier's clients sit in the chair for hours, as nail artists build them hyper-realistic fake nails in sheer, glossy neutrals, à la Zoe Kravitz and Zendaya.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez created the film’s promotional website in 1998, filling it with fake police reports, evidence photographs and an elaborate mythology while carefully avoiding any suggestion that their story was fictional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I wince out a quick fake smile for the camera, and then I book it back to my seat.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“It was pretty crazy that she faked a pregnancy with him and now she’s doing it again and this time apparently with this guy who was on ‘The Bachelor,’” Woodnick said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Median didn’t respond until Monday, first saying it was shutting down its polling operation, then admitting to The Times that the poll was faked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The pair also faked certificates of analysis, the documents that prove the safety and quality of a product.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

If a video isn’t engaging enough, or if it bears obvious signs of being faked, Polymarket will ask for the videos to be reshot, the creators said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Sanders faked Art, wheeled around him, and soared up high for a dunk shot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

“Some of them are very, very good at faking their credentials,” says Mizroch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Experts said the use of AI for “astroturfing,” or faking, civic engagement is a growing trend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Some have even resorted to faking influencer deals by posting variations of #ad on their posts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The story of Nicholas Rossi, the US fugitive who came to the UK with a new identity after faking his own death.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Was he really ill, or was he faking?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling