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Former congressional staffer charged with staging hoax attack
Investigators determined it was a hoax, finding zip ties and duct tape in her car, as well as text messages with a body modification artist that they say she paid to scar and scrape her.
Employee falsely reported shooter at base to 'trauma bond': court docs
False active shooter reports create chaos for college students, police
Wave of active shooter hoaxes brings turmoil to start of school year
9-year-old girl found in an upstate NY pond drowned in a homicide
Father charged with murder of 9-year-old daughter in upstate NY
Flight scare was hoax by 2 young children: FBI
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IL police say reported child abduction was 'intentional deception'
Convicted kidnapper allegedly began crimes at 16 years old
Ex-husband of Sherri Papini speaks out for 1st time on kidnapping hoax
Illinois terror intelligence group fights real and hoax threats
CA woman sentenced for kidnapping hoax to be released in October
Carlee Russell charged with making false statements in 'hoax'
11-year-old arrested for false report of 'kidnapped' friend
Mother, experts warn about new AI voice mimicking scam
Mom who faked kidnapping charged with stealing from employer
'The Vanishing Act': ABC's '20/20' dives into Papini phony kidnapping
Dad shows up to school with gun after 911 call about active shooter
Jones takes stand in 2nd defamation trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims
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Employee falsely reported shooter at base to 'trauma bond': court docs
False active shooter reports create chaos for college students, police
Wave of active shooter hoaxes brings turmoil to start of school year
9-year-old girl found in an upstate NY pond drowned in a homicide
Father charged with murder of 9-year-old daughter in upstate NY
Flight scare was hoax by 2 young children: FBI
IL police say reported child abduction was 'intentional deception'
Convicted kidnapper allegedly began crimes at 16 years old
Ex-husband of Sherri Papini speaks out for 1st time on kidnapping hoax
Illinois terror intelligence group fights real and hoax threats
CA woman sentenced for kidnapping hoax to be released in October
Carlee Russell charged with making false statements in 'hoax'
11-year-old arrested for false report of 'kidnapped' friend
Mother, experts warn about new AI voice mimicking scam
Mom who faked kidnapping charged with stealing from employer
'The Vanishing Act': ABC's '20/20' dives into Papini phony kidnapping
Dad shows up to school with gun after 911 call about active shooter
Jones takes stand in 2nd defamation trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims
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