# Fake

Multiple reports highlight a surge in fake schemes and scams, including financial fraud and AI-generated deepfakes, dominating social media discussions. Authorities are investigating large-scale fraud networks involving fake daycare centers and healthcare entities.

### About Fake
This topic covers instances of deception, falsehoods, and fraudulent activities reported across news and social media.  

### Insights
- fake mentions near a 52-week high at 83.3K.
- fake creators near a 52-week high at 65.6K.

### Engagements: [-----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:fake/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fake/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----------]  
Daily Average: [-----------]  
[--] Months: [-------------] -95%  
[--] Year: [--------------] -56%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-03-28  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-06-20  

Engagements by network (24h):
X: [----------]
News: [-------]
Reddit: [-------]
YouTube: [-----------]
TikTok: [-----------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:fake/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fake/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Months: [-----] -99%  
[--] Year: [-------] -78%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-01-11  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-05-16  

Mentions by network (24h):
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News: [---]
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YouTube: [------]
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### Creators: [------] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:fake/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fake/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Fake in the last [--] hours which is down 2.40% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Months: [-----] -99%  
[--] Year: [-------] -71%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-01-19  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-05-16  
  
  
### Sentiment: 24%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:fake/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fake/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 24%  
Daily Average: 20%  
[--] Months: 23% +1%  
[--] Year: 23% -10%  
1-Year High: 31% on 2025-02-18  
1-Year Low: 14% on 2025-02-21  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Fraudulent Schemes and Scams: (60%) Reports detailing various fraudulent activities, including financial scams, fake businesses, and identity theft.
- Misinformation and Fake News: (30%) Discussions and accusations regarding the spread of false information and 'fake news' across different platforms.
- AI-Generated Content and Deepfakes: (10%) Concerns and examples related to the creation and use of artificial intelligence for generating fake content, including images and videos.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Fake News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Twenty-one people were arrested in a Miami-Dade fraud scheme where suspects used fake documents to illegally buy [---] cars worth $5.5 million authorities said. Twenty-one people were arrested in a Miami-Dade fraud scheme where suspects used fake documents to illegally buy [---] cars worth $5.5 million authorities said"  
[News Link](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/21-arrested-in-miami-dade-tied-to-5-5-million-auto-fraud-scheme-authorities-say/) [@CBSNews](/creator/x/CBSNews) 2025-12-30T01:53Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Kanye West Says Viral 'Bucket List' Is 'Fake': 'Not My Handwriting' Kanye West says the viral bucket list attributed to him that's gone viral on social media is "fake." "It's not my hand writing" he wrote on X"  
[News Link](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-bucket-list-fake-not-my-handwriting-1236146861/) [@FortuneMagazine](/creator/x/FortuneMagazine) 2025-12-30T01:10Z 208.1M followers, 20.6K engagements


"Senator with healthcare oversight demands probe of alleged Minnesota fraud Fox News Senator Jim Banks calls for federal investigation into alleged Minnesota childcare fraud involving fake daycare centers and Somali networks"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-pressure-mounts-minnesota-fraud-scandal-continues-unfold) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2025-12-29T21:10Z 228.6M followers, 45.1K engagements


"Dad [--] loses $400K after fake federal agents claimed his identity was stolen son says. Here's how the scam worked Plus how to protect yourself and loved ones from online crooks"  
[News Link](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dad-67-loses-400k-fake-105000551.html) [@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) 2025-12-29T20:38Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements



### Top Fake Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"What Another example of staggering fraud in California: Fully one-third of community college applications are fake. They're just used for financial aid fraud. Another example of staggering fraud in California: Fully one-third of community college applications are fake. They're just used for financial aid fraud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chamath/status/2005857546624442420) [@chamath](/creator/x/chamath) 2025-12-30T04:24Z 2M followers, 335.7K engagements


"Hes awesome and my MVP pick. But it was not a good game certainly by his standards. Fake news liberal ESPN doesnt want you to know that Drake Maye had [---] yrds [--] TDs and A WIN against these Falcons Fake news liberal ESPN doesnt want you to know that Drake Maye had [---] yrds [--] TDs and A WIN against these Falcons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/minakimes/status/2005831596570480809) [@minakimes](/creator/x/minakimes) 2025-12-30T02:41Z 927K followers, 699.7K engagements


"Fake news liberal ESPN doesnt want you to know that Drake Maye had [---] yrds [--] TDs and A WIN against these Falcons Drake Maye Josh Allen and now Matthew Staffordall struggled vs this Falcons defense. Drake Maye Josh Allen and now Matthew Staffordall struggled vs this Falcons defense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JakeWallinger/status/2005830714407657666) [@JakeWallinger](/creator/x/JakeWallinger) 2025-12-30T02:38Z [----] followers, 573.7K engagements


"I've worked at this dental office for sixteen years and every December they ask me to decorate. Every December I put up the same boring fake tree and the same tired garland and every December I die a little inside because I am SO much weirder than my job allows me to be. This year I snapped. In the best possible way. We had boxes of old dental molds in storage practice pieces and demos that were just collecting dust. My boss mentioned we should probably throw them out and something in my brain just clicked. I asked if I could have them instead. He looked at me like I'd grown a second head but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CrazyVibes_1/status/2005818890740502560) [@CrazyVibes_1](/creator/x/CrazyVibes_1) 2025-12-30T01:51Z 116.7K followers, 1.1M engagements

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