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Omar Rivera

Business Correspondent

Omar Rivera covers Celebrity, Critics and Dance.

Articles by Omar Rivera

Close-up of a hand holding a marked page beside a phone playing a book video

BookTok claims: what to fact-check before you believe

Omar Rivera

Close-up of an unmarked press kit box with a sealed folder and lanyard

Celebrity brand deals: separating the real announcement from the plant

Omar Rivera

Infographic of five engagement bait hooks feeding a ranking meter

Engagement bait: anatomy of the hook

Omar Rivera

Infographic of play counts split into human and bot streams

Stream manipulation: how fake plays get caught

Omar Rivera

Shoppers reacting to a phone prize notification in a cafe

Instagram Giveaway Scams: The Scheme Behind the Free Prize

Omar Rivera

Two researchers comparing printed wealth list charts in an archive room

Celebrity net worth claims: where the numbers come from

Omar Rivera