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Feds: Abduction Hoax Mom Stole $700K
Feds: Abduction Hoax Mom Stole $700K

There are more legal problems for a Bucks County woman under …

Abduction-Hoax Mom Gets House Arrest
Abduction-Hoax Mom Gets House Arrest

The Bucks County mother behind a kidnapping hoax that had …

Dad To Stand Trial For Photog Attack
Dad To Stand Trial For Photog Attack

The man who lashed out at the media following his daughter's …

Hoax Mom's Dad Charged In Photog Attack
Hoax Mom's Dad Charged In Photog Attack

The father of a Bucks County woman who faked her abduction now …

Hoax Mom Jailed, Dad Attacks Cameramen
Hoax Mom Jailed, Dad Attacks Cameramen

Chaos erupts outside a Doylestown courtroom. The father of a …

Divorce Papers Filed Against Hoax Mom

The Bucks County woman accused of faking her own abduction faces new problems.

Kidnapping Hoax Mom Waives Hearing
Kidnapping Hoax Mom Waives Hearing

The local mom who gripped national headlines in a kidnapping …

Report: Hoax Mom Paid Own Bail
Report: Hoax Mom Paid Own Bail

A local newspaper says “hoax mom” Bonnie Sweeten paid $100,000 …

Slideshow: Amber Alert Hoax Case
Slideshow: Amber Alert Hoax Case

See images from the Sweeten mystery.

Abduction Hoax Mom Free on Bail
Abduction Hoax Mom Free on Bail

The Bucks County mother accused of staging an abduction hoax …

Hoax Abduction Mom Awaits Extradition
Hoax Abduction Mom Awaits Extradition

As a missing girl is reunited with her father and returns to …

Hoax Not First Based On Racial Stereotype
Hoax Not First Based On Stereotype

People all over the country are talking about a Bucks County …

Missing Girl Reunited With Father
Missing Girl Reunited With Father

A 9-year-old Pa. girl is reunited with her father near Disney …

Stolen ID Got Mom Past Airport Security
Stolen ID Got Mom Past Airport Security

Fox 29's Steve Keeley explains how the mother accused of an …

How Mom's Abduction Story Unraveled
How Mom's Abduction Story Unraveled

Fox 29's Dave Schratwieser discusses details in the Amber Alert…

Why Would Mom Fake Abduction?
Why Would Mom Fake Abduction?

Dr. Argie Allen visits Studio 29 to talk about what could have …

D.A. Talks More About Amber Alert Hoax
D.A. Talks More About Amber Alert Hoax

Bucks County's district attorney answers more questions on …

Missing Mom Found But Mystery Remains
Missing Mom Found But Mystery Remains

A Bucks County mother who claimed she and her daughter had been…

Charges Announced Against Missing Mom
Charges Announced Against Missing Mom

Bucks County District Attorney Michelle Henry says a woman who …

FBI Provides Investigation Update
FBI Provides Investigation Update

J.J. Klaver of the FBI shares the latest information Wednesday …

Police: Sought Car May Have 2 In Trunk
Police: Sought Car May Have 2 In Trunk

Pennsylvania State Police have issued an Amber Child Abduction …

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Hoax Not First Based On Racial Stereotype

    PHILADELPHIA - People all over the country are talking about a Bucks County mother's false claims that two black males kidnapped her and her daughter.

    Lots of folks of all races are no doubt asking themselves whether they quickly saw through the mother's lie, or were they all too ready to believe an almost stereotypical accusation?

    Fox 29's Bruce Gordon looks at hoaxes based on our society's worst stereotypes.

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