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Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

When Mr. Shamji and Sharma realized that Zac had fooled them into believing he had access to millions, they turned on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Late in life, Maggie Fox denounced the spiritualism movement that she and her sister Kate had helped start, demonstrating the ways in which they had fooled their audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Speaking outside court, Mrs MacVicar said she was "totally bereft" at the fraud and that MacCallum had "fooled everybody."

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Ben, for his part, kept driving past his father, changing speeds, and sweeping past him as Bull lunged heavily after a son who had fooled him, betrayed him with speed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy