False Claims
False QAnon Conspiracies in Politics: What to Know as Midterm Elections Approach - CNET
What's happening QAnon beliefs continue to poison politics, regardless of who is in the White House.. Why it matters The debunked conspiracy theory will be in play during the upcoming midterm ele...
Read moreAlex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy during defamation damages trial - NPR
AUSTIN, Texas — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his attorney said it should not disrupt the defamation damages trial underway...
Read morePayment Co. Agrees To Pay FTC $4.9M Over False Ad Claims - Law360
U. S. Federal Trade Commission $4. 9 million to pass on to small businesses following allegations the companies misrepresented their service contract terms to prospective customers, then stymied ...
Read moreAlex Jones' company files for bankruptcy amid Texas trial to award damages to Sandy Hook families - CNN
New York (CNN Business)Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' primary company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, an unexpected move that comes as a trial is underway in Texas to deter...
Read moreEighth Circuit: In False Claims Act Cases Based On Kickback Violations, the Kickback Violation Must Be the “But For” Cause of the Items and Services Subject to the Claim - JD Supra
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently tossed a $5.5 million jury verdict finding that a physician violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by submitting claims for items and services ordered ...
Read moreDOJ Investigating FinTech Over PPP Loans | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP - JDSupra - JD Supra
On June 3, a federal court filing in the Southern District of Florida by an Atlanta-based FinTech company revealed that the small business lender is under DOJ investigation for alleged PPP loan a...
Read moreFacebook, Instagram Posts Flagged as False for Noting Biden's Recession Wordplay - Reason
Meta's third-party fact-checkers have flagged as "false information" posts on Instagram and Facebook accusing the Biden administration of changing the definition of a recession in order to deny t...
Read moreMontgomery County skilled nursing facility to pay $819,640 to resolve False Claims Act liability - The Mercury
PHILADELPHIA — A Lower Merion Township skilled nursing facility must pay more than $800,000 to resolve False Claims Act liability arising from billing of rehabilitation therapy, according to fede...
Read moreOIG Alert and DOJ Enforcement Action Summary: Telemedicine Arrangements - JD Supra
[co-author: Maura Friedlander] The July 20, 2022 Special Fraud Alert describes findings from what OIG describes as “dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that purported to...
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FlyDubai ‘False Flag’ Claim on Faked BBC Video - NewsGuard's Reality Check
Did the second Trump administration reverse a 30-year decline in lifespan in the U.S.? False Claim of the Week: Israeli and Indian Officials Held a Secret Meeting to Orchestrate the FlyDubai Pilot-...