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Graffiti linked to Ziheng Fang at San Jose State University, seen in a criminal complaint released on July 9, 2026. (US Department of Justice)
July 14, 2026, 3:51 am
‘100% woke’ US grad student charged with hoax over ‘kill Jews,’ pro-Trump graffiti
Ziheng Fang, who identifies as ‘social justice activist,’ allegedly posted fake threats, hate speech and swastikas around San Jose State University, causing chaos on California campus
By Luke Tress
Screen capture from video of Ethiopian-Israeli Francis Adbabayi who was kidnapped for ransom in Ethiopia, July 2023. (Kan. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 13, 2023, 8:15 pm
Ethiopian police suspect hoax in reported kidnapping of Israeli
Officers detain and interrogate a man and woman suspected of kidnapping Francis Adbabayi, say he was not abducted
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A handgun and bullets. (Somboon Kaeoboonsong; iStock by Getty Images)
May 28, 2022, 9:40 pm
Jewish high school student in Nevada says phony anonymous gun tips used to bully him
Lucas Gorelick, 16, says he was searched 5 times over 2 weeks due to anonymous calls to hotline; notes ‘bullying situations’ linked to Jewish heritage, political activities
By Ken Ritter
Surrounded by Army cadets, President Donald Trump watches the first half of the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 28, 2021, 5:02 pm
Man sent to prison for sending hoax threats to Trump
Gary Joseph Lavelle sentenced to 9 years behind bars for a series of letters and packages targeting the former US president while he was in office
By AP
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves after attending the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 9, 2020. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
March 11, 2020, 6:58 pm
Prince Harry said to tell prank callers Trump ‘has blood on his hands’
In apparent phone call with Russian hoaxers posing as Greta Thunberg, UK royal discusses his move to North America, laments that ‘the world is being led by some very sick people’
By AFP
Lenny Pozner with his son Noah. (Courtesy)
February 11, 2019, 2:14 am
Family that lost a son at Sandy Hook fights against vicious conspiracy theorists
After 6-year-old Noah was killed in a school shooting, Lenny Pozner founded the HONR Network to protect the memory of victims, as well as their families, from malicious hoaxers
By Cathryn J. Prince
French-Israeli hacker Gregory Chelli speaks to the then Channel 2 in 2017. (screen capture: Channel 2)
February 6, 2019, 2:00 am
French-Israeli hacker faces trial for phone hoax that ended in death
Gregory Chelli placed call that led police to carry out early morning raid on home of man who suffered fatal heart attack days later
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Niv Asraf (C) and his friend Eran Negauker (L), 22-year-olds from Beersheba, are seen at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for remand extension on April 3, 2015, a morning after Asraf was found in Kiryat Arba after being falsely reported as missing (Hadas Parush/ Flash90)
January 23, 2019, 11:34 am
Court hands man prison time for faking his own West Bank kidnapping
Niv Asraf faces 9 months behind bars after judge stiffens sentence; faked kidnapping to escape gambling debts, sparking massive search
By ToI Staff
The Hadar Mall in southern Jerusalem. (Googel Maps)
September 16, 2018, 1:37 pm
Fake bomb causes scare at Jerusalem shopping center
Police sappers called in to deal with suspicious package in Hadar Mall, declare it a hoax
By ToI Staff
Fliers accusing Jews of creating anti-Semitic hoaxes found in neighborhoods of Scottsdale, Arizona, March, 2017. (ADL, via Twitter)
March 31, 2017, 5:53 am
Fliers accusing Jews of anti-Semitic hoaxes dropped near Arizona JCC
Leaflets feature cartoon of stereotypically Jewish man spray-painting a swastika on the side of a building
By JTA
Screen capture of video showing people evacuated from a Jewish community center following a bomb hoax in Miami, Florida, January 9, 2017. (screen capture: YouTube/CBS Miami)
January 9, 2017, 10:02 pm
Bomb threats made at 16 JCCs in 7 states, hundreds evacuated
All-clears given as no explosives found at facilities from New Jersey to California; similar hoax calls made to Jewish institutions in UK
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of police in central Paris. (screenshot: YouTube)
September 19, 2016, 6:18 pm
Suspects behind Paris terror hoax ‘inspired’ by Israeli hacker
Two teenagers boast of false alarm, express admiration for French-Israeli hacker who denies any link or involvement
By ToI Staff
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