FAKD: Scams, Frauds, Internet Cons

How do we know the Holocaust happened, why do people still deny it, and what does the historical evidence actually tell us? In this episode of FAKD with Joseph Rowan, we're joined by Jonathan Buchwalter, a Holocaust...

This week on FAKD, we're diving into five bizarre stories involving fake jobs, AI-generated music, stolen checks, Medicaid fraud, and an unusual ancient Inca ritual. First, an international money-laundering operation...

Is the fish you're ordering actually the fish you're getting? On this episode of FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with Dr. Marla (Max) Valentine from Oceana to dive into the surprisingly complicated world of seafood fraud...

The Tinder Swindler is back — and this time, he says he wants to protect you from scammers. Simon Leviev, the man made infamous by Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, is behind a new dating app called Safe Love, which...

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five stories involving a completely fake federal agency, more than a million used phones allegedly sold as new, counterfeit Ozempic, a dangerous fake Apple...

How good have fake luxury goods actually become? This week on FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with luxury authentication expert Graham Wetzbarger to go inside the world of counterfeit designer goods and “superfakes.” We...

Amway has been one of the biggest names in multi-level marketing for nearly 70 years—and now it’s facing a proposed $225 million settlement with the FTC and Washington State. In this episode of FAKD, we break down the...

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five bizarre stories involving alleged fake daycares, a hole-in-one prize that never came, a multimillion-dollar stadium promise, Pokémon card scams, and a...

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the conspiracy theories haven't disappeared. Jet fuel can't melt steel beams. The Twin Towers looked like controlled demolitions. Mysterious “explosions” were caught on camera. Building 7...

Are data centers really draining our water, overwhelming the power grid, raising electric bills and destroying communities — or has some of the panic gotten ahead of the facts? Ty Mathews joins FAKD to separate the...

How do you tell if a million-dollar masterpiece is real—or an incredibly convincing fake? Art authenticator Richard Polsky joins FAKD to take us inside the fascinating world of art fraud, forgery, and authentication. We...

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five wild stories involving sleight of hand, stolen identities, millions in scam money, stolen government checks, and a 3,000-year-old treasure that disappeared...

A fake NFL career. Millions in fake investments. A “financial adviser.” Luxury cars, football gear, and an entire ecosystem designed to look legitimate. Federal investigators allege Daejon Love posed as a San Francisco...

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five wild stories involving fake identities, millions of dollars, counterfeit luxury goods, fake investments, and one seriously creepy burial. First, federal...

Reality TV is supposed to be real… but how real is it actually? In this episode of FAKD, we go back to the earliest reality shows and uncover how the genre evolved into the billion-dollar entertainment machine we know...