Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-31 15:27 UTC+10:00] [crash-for-cash] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raymond Lam & Associates is being investigated for alleged role in fraud syndicate seeking excessive claims in minor or fabricated crashes
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[2026-07-31 14:00 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | Jul 31, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-07-31 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Partial payment information may also have been affected, but full credit card details were not exposed, the company says
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[2026-07-31 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Love] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Partial payment information may also have been affected, but full credit card details were not exposed, the company says
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[2026-07-30 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A senior Russian Industry and Trade Ministry official overseeing drone development has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention, Russian media reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Valery Kustov, founder and majority shareholder of major Russian agribusiness group Efko, has been arrested in Moscow in connection with a fraud investigation alongside several of the company’s executives and a senior Industry and Trade Ministry official, Russian media reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Bright Smart Securities International (HK)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Health Care] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: By the end of 2020, Kentucky’s newly elected Gov. Andy Beshear had one goal above all others: Keep people alive. The state was battling two merciless threats. COVID-19 was killing hundreds of people each month, and deadly drug overdoses were among the highest in the nation. Calling addiction a disease that breeds in isolation, Beshear worried people would stop seeking treatment for fear of contracting COVID-19.
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[2026-07-30 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Three people have been arrested and one has been red-noticed on suspicion of defrauding investors out of 12.3 billion won (US$8.55 million) in an alleged cryptocurrency scam, police said Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 13:12 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Geneva – The U.N. migration agency on Tuesday warned of a dramatic increase in the number of people forced into working in Asian scam compounds, saying people from more than 80 countries have been lured in through social media, with some being sexually abused.
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[2026-07-30 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Producer Jason Cloth poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film, “Babylon,” in London on Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-07-30 07:38 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jason Cloth of Joker and The Green Knight diverted funds from entertainment investors toward his personal life
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[2026-07-30 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-30 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-29 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fake videos targeting a top military officer and rising online fraud cases have raised fears of deepfakes sowing ‘panic and confusion’
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[2026-07-29 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Information Technology Act] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fake videos targeting a top military officer and rising online fraud cases have raised fears of deepfakes sowing ‘panic and confusion’
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[2026-07-29 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, which founded and for decades owned the Golden Globe Awards, have sued Penske Media Corporation and others, alleging they engaged in fraud to acquire the valuable awards show in an attempt to create an entertainment industry monopoly.
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[2026-07-29 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-07-29 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Victims from over 80 different countries are being trafficked into cross-border scams, the International Organisation for Migration says
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[2026-07-29 14:08 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Victims from over 80 different countries are being trafficked into cross-border scams, the International Organisation for Migration says
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[2026-07-29 13:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump's top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country's spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms.
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[2026-07-29 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 9:40am
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[2026-07-29 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Jan.. 6, 2009, file photo, Golden Globe statuettes are seen during a news conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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[2026-07-29 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-28 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA — The U.N.'s migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing.
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those arrested include 309 Chinese nationals, 19 Indonesians and three Malaysians, with assets worth about US$245,000 also seized
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[2026-07-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Those arrested include 309 Chinese nationals, 19 Indonesians and three Malaysians, with assets worth about US$245,000 also seized
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[2026-07-28 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), briefs the media on Protecting Victims of Trafficking in Online Scam Operations, during a press briefing, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
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[2026-07-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-28 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YANGON — Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorizes capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centers, the speaker said.
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[2026-07-28 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Junta-backed bill targets syndicate bosses with life in prison and capital punishment
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[2026-07-28 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Anti-Online Scam Bill] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Junta-backed bill targets syndicate bosses with life in prison and capital punishment
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[2026-07-28 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-07-28 15:41 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk
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[2026-07-28 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Matthew Torbitt claimed for rail tickets and accommodation that were "not for Parliamentary purposes"
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[2026-07-28 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com,
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[2026-07-28 01:54 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Torbitt admits to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expenses
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[2026-07-28 01:22 UTC+10:00] [John Oliver] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Last Week Tonight host focused on the ‘shady shit’ the US president has been involved in with regards to crypto
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[2026-07-27 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 5:18pm
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[2026-07-27 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: INCHEON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than 8 billion won (US$5.45 million) by tricking a victim into lending the money against a multi-housing unit with zero collateral value.
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[2026-07-27 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 11:43am
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[2026-07-27 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli man convicted of tax fraud was extradited to Israel from Panama on Sunday after an international manhunt lasting nearly two-and-a-half years, according to a statement by a spokesperson for the Tax Authority.
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[2026-07-26 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has welcomed a decision by the new Venezuelan government to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-07-26 16:40 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | Jul 26, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-07-26 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States welcomes the new Venezuelan government's partnership on American-led efforts to dismantle the “corrupt and worthless ICC”, the US State Department said.
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[2026-07-26 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-07-26 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: When Joseph Sukkar's phone rang, nothing seemed unusual.
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