Another favorite trick: giving fake job titles to workers.

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The job of being a fake news reporter has a lot in common with legitimate journalism, too.

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In 2008 Gregory Probert lost his job as president and chief operating officer of Herbalife Ltd. after acknowledging he claimed a fake master's degree in corporate filings.

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