Taubaté Pregnancy Hoax
In January 2012, Maria Verônica Aparecida César Santos (born ), a Brazilian educator living in Taubaté, simulated pregnancy, simulated being pregnant with quadruplets. Her case was widely covered by prominent national media outlets. She notably appeared on the Record (television network), Record TV show ', where she received diapers and a furnished room for the alleged daughters for free. , the host of ''Hoje em Dia'', was skeptical of the pregnancy and asked reporter Michael Keller to investigate the case, revealing that Santos's obstetric ultrasonography, sonogram had been copied from the internet and edited. Santos sought a lawyer to defend her, who later stated that the case was indeed false. Santos and her husband, Kléber, faced charges of fraud, but the proceedings were suspended and, years later, dismissed. The owner of the original sonogram also sued Santos for moral damages. Since then, Santos – known as () – became an Internet meme. In the 2012 Brazilian Carn ...
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