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More Electricity Myths, Hoaxes and Rumors
2016-06-21 22:22:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The rumor mill never dies, and the hoaxes and myths are either started or continue to be perpetuated. Electricity has more than its fair share of mysteries and urban legends. read more
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The 29 Most Insane Hoaxes Ever Perpetrated
2016-04-02 00:23:24| Footwear - Topix.net
In 1835, a series of six articles were published in New York newspaper The Sun , claiming to reveal the discovery of life on the Moon. The articles said that the Moon had animals such as goats, unicorns, and winged humanoid creatures.
U.S. says alleged architect of Avon, Rocky Mountain stock hoaxes arrested
2016-03-11 02:40:29| Food - Topix.net
The alleged architect of hoaxes that drove up the share prices of Avon Products Inc and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with eight U.S. criminal counts, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Nedko Nedev, 38, a dual U.S.-Bulgarian citizen, was accused of having engineered bogus takeover bids for Avon and Rocky Mountain, and conducted insider trading ahead of a buyout offer for U.S. insurer Tower Group International Ltd. U.S. prosecutors said they plan to seek Nedev's extradition to the United States to face six counts of fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
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Grassley asks SEC to answer for filing hoaxes
2015-05-29 02:29:09| Food - Topix.net
A key senator has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to explain how fake firms can file false notices on the agency's electronic filing system that move share prices. Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent the SEC a letter asking how fake firms can file false notices on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system, that's more commonly known as EDGAR.
10 Huge Hoaxes That Fooled Facebook
2015-01-21 23:02:50| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Facebook recently announced an initiative to cut down on hoaxes and fake-outs on the site. That's a good thing, because there have been a lot of them.
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