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Channel 13 embarrassment after impostor employee is exposed

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First reported by Ynet · Jun 18, 2026

What happened

Channel 13 News said it was duped by a woman who worked there for only one week and posed as a staffer. The impostor was exposed by "Big Brother" contestant Abraham Aklum, who was contacted by her and then alerted the company. She was fired immediately.

01A Channel 13 News worker was exposed as an impostor after about one week on the job.
02"Big Brother" contestant Abraham Aklum first became suspicious after she contacted him.
03Aklum visited Channel 13 offices unannounced and found the woman there.
04Channel 13 said the impostor was fired before causing damage.
05She had contacted several celebrities with information learned during her brief employment.

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