April 2 marks International Fact-Checking Day, which is devoted to debunking misinformation and celebrating the people who help spread the truth. VERIFY is dedicated to helping our readers distinguish ...
There are posts online warning that an old, low-tech form of fraud called “check washing” is on the rise. It involves thieves stealing checks out of mailboxes and rewriting them. “Check washing” is a ...
The Federal Trade Commission wants two online background check services to pay a combined $5.8 million for allegedly deceiving customers about whether they had criminal records. The FTC filed the ...