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Melania Trump says rumours linking her to Jeffrey Epstein 'need to end today'
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/04/2026
» WASHINGTON — US first lady Melania Trump on Thursday rejected what she called "lies" about her relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a rare White House address where she also called on Congress to hold public hearings for his victims.
US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
AFP, Published on 20/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Claudio Neves Valente came to the United States as an ambitious physics student at Brown University, but ended his life while hiding from police after killing two students at the Ivy League institution as well as an MIT professor.
Trump health misinformation swirls despite denial
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - From manipulated images to out-of-context photos, false claims that Donald Trump is seriously ill -- or even dead -- have swirled online, with the misinformation persisting even after the US president publicly rejected it on Tuesday.
Not my bag: Trump blames AI for viral video
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed AI for a viral video that appeared to show a black bag being thrown out of a White House window.
Not dead. Trump dismisses health rumors as 'fake news'
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed social media rumors that have swirled about his health -- including that he had died -- as "fake news" during a press conference at the White House.
US House panel subpoenas Clintons in Epstein probe
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US House Oversight Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for testimony on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to letters posted on its website.
Trump travel bans in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term.
Travellers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2025
» TOKYO — Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged ahead of the busy summer season. The cause: Rumours of an impending earthquake prophesied in a manga graphic novel.
China’s advancing efforts to influence the US election raise alarms
The New York TImes, Published on 01/04/2024
» Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Joe Biden ahead of the election in November, according to researchers and government officials.
Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.