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Celeb Lies

Famous people in situations that did not occur.

11 fabrications 3 corrections 8 corrections pending 0 lawsuits so far

AI-generated satirical image: a man in a dark suit standing calmly in a fluorescent-lit convenience-store aisle beside three llamas, one of which is holding a clipboard. Not a real photograph. See Our Method.
The alleged brisket-counting operation, allegedly, at 4 a.m. — generated image; not a real event. AI-GENERATED IMAGE — OBVIOUSLY FAKE

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Ex-president secretly running a llama cartel out of a Buc-ee's

Insiders say the llamas have their own accountant. Behind the click: how “insider source” journalism actually gets manufactured, and the four questions that collapse it.

Correction 0030 · 517 words · The economics of “sources say,” and the four questions that collapse most of it.

  • Pop star replaced by a very confident goose

    The tour continues. The vocals are described as “different.” Behind the click: the generated-image tells that still hold up, and the one that always will.

    No. 0028 · 503 words · The generated-image tells that still hold up

  • Pop legend revealed to be three people in one very long coat

    The coat is reportedly bespoke. Behind the click: why hearing a claim twice makes it feel true, even when you know better.

    No. 0022 · 523 words · Why repeating a claim makes it feel true

  • Senator admits he is four raccoons in a trench coat

    The bottom one has been doing the voting. Colleagues describe the arrangement as “efficient.”

    Correction pending

  • Dog wins Nobel, refuses it, buries the medal

    Committee described as “understanding.” The medal is somewhere in the garden.

    Correction pending

  • Man marries own reflection, files taxes jointly

    The reflection was not present for the ceremony. Or was it.

    Correction pending

  • Beloved actor admits he has been a committee since 2011

    Minutes were kept. The minutes are the performance.

    Correction pending

  • Singer's hair successfully filed as a dependent

    It has its own social security number and a modest allowance.

    Correction pending

  • Reality star buys the concept of Wednesday

    Undisclosed sum. Wednesday will continue as normal, for now.

    Correction pending

  • Pontiff opens rival Vatican in a strip mall

    He took the good candles. Neighbors say the parking is much better.

    Correction pending

  • She kept the shoes. The shoes were a hologram.

    The receipt was also a hologram. The regret is real.

    Correction pending