Former diversity manager for Facebook and Nike gets five years in prison for stealing $5 million

A former diversity program manager at Nike and Facebook who stole more than $5 million from major corporations to support a lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to five years in prison. United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, organized false business meetings, invoices, Juneteenth celebrations and other events to line […]
Ex-diversity manager Facebook, Nike sentenced for stealing $5M

A former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the giant companies to fund a “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and ordered to repay the large sum. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, organized fake business meetings, invoices, Juneteenth celebrations and other events to line […]
Handy hidden features on Instagram, X and Facebook

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FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Purports To Show False Statement From Kristi Noem About Dog Shooting

An image shared on Facebook purports to show a recent tweet from South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem about the shooting of her dog, Cricket. Verdict: False An advanced search of Noem’s verified X account does not generate the purported remark. Additionally, a spokesperson for Noem denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check […]
Ex-DEI Manager At Facebook And Nike Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

A photo taken on May 14, 2012 in Paris shows an illustration made of figurines placed in front of Facebook’s homepage (Photo by Joël SAGET/AFP) (Photo credit goes to JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie1:19pm – Tuesday, May 14, 2024 A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager for Facebook and Nike has […]
‘Excessive Greed’: Former DEI Manager At Facebook Sentenced For $5 Million Fraud

A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike will serve 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release as part of his sentencing for more than $5 million in wire fraud, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, reportedly ran an “elaborate scheme involving fraudulent […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims The New York Times Called Indian Elections ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’

post shared on facebook The New York Times reportedly called India’s recent elections “the greatest show on Earth.” Verdict: False That claim is false. A New York Times spokesperson denied the validity of this claim in an email to Check Your Fact. Fact check: The third phase of India’s seven-phase elections will be held on […]
The Secret Side of Facebook

In 2021, Facebook insiders began to leak internal documents that revealed the company’s executives knew its platform was being widely misused. Pornographers, human traffickers, pedophiles, drug cartels, and other unscrupulous users found a home on Facebook. Yet, time and time again, Facebook executives chose to ignore or minimize these problems. The leaks, however, became the […]
Facebook Oversight Board to mull ban on ‘From the river to the sea’

Meta’s oversight committee will consider whether the phrase “from the river to the sea”, frequently chanted by pro-Palestinian protesters, constitutes hate speech and deserves a ban from social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. . The commission, which operates as an independent commission to decide on controversial issues related to content, is the It said it […]
How to recover a hacked Facebook account

Facebook is no stranger to cyber threats. Many hackers and scammers use Facebook to contact their victims, but it can be difficult to keep up with all their new techniques. In most cases, people won’t realize they’ve been hacked until a Facebook friend tells them that they received a suspicious link from you on Messenger […]