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Several exhibited Capgras Delusion, which causes someone to believe that a person close to them has been replaced by an identical-looking imposter.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

So as it all unfolded, I just never, for a second, questioned it or let myself feel even a stitch of imposter syndrome because I knew better.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

But when the great man dies unexpectedly, the imposter is forced to impersonate him in full.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

She also described how her father Sanjeev was cheated out of all the family's money by an imposter who promised him a job.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

I know Eddie and I are trying to prove the opposite—that the Spirit of the Sea is a big fake, an imposter.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy