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The cases against Meany — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights and two counts of lying to federal investigators — and Jaynes — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights, two counts of falsification of records and two counts of conspiracy — are still open.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In a related development, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on Saturday requested the Justice Department investigate Powell at a criminal level for what the Florida Republican charged was lying to Congress.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 July 2025
But then these final two episodes introduced a surprising villain, someone who can actually lie to Charlie and go undetected, who sets up this ending of Charlie being a fugitive again.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
On How America’s Next Top Model Is Like a Cult
Throughout the book, Hartshorne explicitly describes the show as a cult, especially in the ways producers allegedly used isolation and outright lies to detach contestants from reality.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In a related development, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on Saturday requested the Justice Department investigate Powell at a criminal level for what the Florida Republican charged was lying to Congress.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 July 2025
But then these final two episodes introduced a surprising villain, someone who can actually lie to Charlie and go undetected, who sets up this ending of Charlie being a fugitive again.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
On How America’s Next Top Model Is Like a Cult
Throughout the book, Hartshorne explicitly describes the show as a cult, especially in the ways producers allegedly used isolation and outright lies to detach contestants from reality.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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