fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about copycat killers, eyewitnesses testimony, what makes a murderer and more.

He Drank, Sped, and Drove With His Lights Off. The Report Still Blamed the Dead Couple.
A dark night on the national road: drunk driving, no headlights, and a finding of “secondary responsibility” 1. The crash August 13, 2026, 10 p.m. National Highway 520, east entrance of Xueguan Village, Pu County, Linfen, Shanxi.
By Jinabout 16 hours ago in Criminal
Review of 'Fauda' Season 5
I binged the fifth season of Fauda on Netflix the past two nights. As is well-known, the script for this season was substantially re-written after the savage Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The result was the story of an increasingly desperate attempt to stop a new terrorist attack -- an attempt by three members of the original Fauda team, Doron, Eli, and Steve -- each of them with a direct involvement in the Israeli attempt to stem the Hamas slaughter of unarmed Israelis in 2023.
By Paul Levinsonabout 19 hours ago in Criminal
The Poor Don’t Choose Scammers Because They’re Foolish. They Choose Them Because They Can’t Afford to Wait.
The scammer and the honest man at the bottom A man stands in front of you with a cracked phone screen. He turns it toward you. The crack runs corner to corner. The message is still readable. He asks if you can handle it. Can you guarantee it will work?
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
He Registered Fake Accounts, Ate a $6.2 Million Banana, and Built a Crypto Empire on Distrust
Justin Sun: sockpuppets, bananas, and “purely fictional” He registered dozens of accounts. Some posed as large companies. Some posed as his own secretary. Clients got emails from the “Sun Yuchen team.” The person answering sat at the same desk. His name was Sun Yuchen. This story comes from his early startup days. Whether it is true does not matter much. It works as a key to his later moves.
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
He Said, “Treat the Child First.” Then the Parents Threatened to Sue Him.
The Dent on the Car Roof Mr. Zhou, the car owner, got the call while he was eating breakfast. Someone on the other end said a child had fallen from the seventh floor and landed on his car.
By Jin4 days ago in Criminal
They Came Home. But No One Asked Why They Left.
On 7 September, the Fuquan City Public Security Bureau in Guizhou Province confirmed that three underage girls reported missing in the area had been located. Two have already returned home. The one who had been unaccounted for the longest, 12‑year‑old Li Zixuan, has been contacted and is being escorted back by police.
By Jin8 days ago in Criminal
The Serial Killer Next Door
The house next door had been empty for almost three years before Alice moved in. Nobody knew who had sold it to her, and nobody seemed to know where she had come from. The house stood at number seventeen, at the far end of our quiet street, with its faded gray walls, overgrown garden, and windows that always seemed darker than the rest of the neighborhood. People said the previous owners had left suddenly, but nobody could agree on why. Busi, who had lived across the street for more than twenty years and knew everybody's business, claimed the house had always been bad luck.
By Nelo8 days ago in Criminal
Loose Ends
__________ DATE: 1059 MONDAY 08/04 DECEASED: STEVEN SAMUEL BARRIOS MALE WHITE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN 01/19 AGE 64 CITY: SENDERA
By Conrad Ilesia11 days ago in Criminal
I Woke Up a Trillionaire: What Happened When a Glitch Gave Me the World, and the Law Took It Back
Shanghai, September 27, 2025. Li Mou transferred 1,000 yuan to his platform account to buy promotional services. It was a routine transaction—he paid, the platform credited the amount, fair and clear, no explanation needed.
By Jin13 days ago in Criminal
The 20 Minutes That Ruined a Star
August 24, 2026. Plainclothes officers stopped a young man outside his house in Atsugi, Kanagawa. He did not resist. Twenty‑five‑year‑old Takahashi Keisei, a former actor, was led to a police car. A neighbor filmed it on a phone—head down, gray T‑shirt collar loose, just another young man ground down by life.
By Jin15 days ago in Criminal
She Was 25. She Had a Return Ticket. Her Killer Called the Police First.
I. Disappearance and Discovery On August 14, 2026, Wenwen (a pseudonym), a 25‑year‑old Chinese national, entered South Korea on a visa. She had completed graduate studies at Daegu Catholic University and flew in to collect her graduation certificate. Her return ticket was already booked: Incheon to Changchun, August 23.
By Jin21 days ago in Criminal
He Saved for 20 Years. It Took 6 Days to Lose It All.
How a Custom‑Built Scam Broke a Man Who Had Saved His Whole Life In the summer of 2026, in Haiyan County, Zhejiang, a middle‑aged man named Mr. Chen sat in front of a news camera and cried.
By Jin23 days ago in Criminal