Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to imagine why someone would pretend to have a terminal illness, but it happens more often than you’d think. From online ...

South Florida’s affinity for old-fashioned fibbing seemingly isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Miami, long known as a hotbed for schemers and con-artists, regularly claims dubious titles for its ...

At some point every year someone will say to you, "It seems like everyone's sick, huh?" It's like saying "everyone's dating these days" or "everyone's quitting their jobs." It's a feeling based on one ...

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Odysseus ...