Then the film crew revved up its generators and turned on their huge fans to blow fake potato-flake snow down the main street for the sake of consistency.

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Neville pointed to reviews on the Amazon website in which he claimed Millar used fake identities to laud his own books and put down other writers.

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In recognition of the news of Mr Jobs' medical leave, the creator of the spoof Fake Steve Jobs blog has decided to shut it down for the time being.

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The blogger known as Fake Steve Jobs claimed his lawyers forced him to shut down.

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The raids also shut down a fake PR operation that threatened to post bad reviews of products and services unless it was paid to keep quiet.

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Last year, authorities discovered 22 fake Apple Stores in just one city and ordered them to either change their names or shut down.

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Apparently, the woman had suffered significant injuries, but because nobody could track down the driver (who, if I recall correctly, had given a fake name to the police), they were unable to find him in order to collect damages (if I recall correctly, the victim did not have health insurance).

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On Wednesday the AP printed a story based on a fake press release sent from a site designed to mirror the look and feel of a real corporate newsroom, even down to the logo.

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