fraudulent

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Approval rates under SDS for Indians rose from 61% in 2022 to 98% in 2024, even as officials flagged risks such as fraudulent applications, students not attending classes and rising asylum claims.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Later that year, Chinese regulators fined Hengda the equivalent of about $580 million for allegedly issuing fraudulent financial statements—which inflated revenue and profit—and using them in bond issuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Nicchitta made a pitch for legislative change, noting the county was looking to Sacramento to “eliminate loopholes allowing abusive practices by attorneys that inject weak and potentially fraudulent claims into settlement pools.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

While even reliable AI detectors can produce false results, researchers say a crop of fraudulent tools has emerged online, easily weaponized to discredit authentic content and tarnish reputations.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

This becomes clearer if you assume the point of view of a knowing practitioner of fraudulent medicine.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos