Romance scams are not about being naive: a new Washington Post video
Feeling knowledgeable is not enough to protect someone from a romance scam. That is the starting point of a new Dollars & Sense episode with Michelle Singletary, published on the official Washington Post channel on November 10, 2026. Senator Maggie Hassan is the guest; the English-language video runs for 26 minutes and 44 seconds.
The conversation addresses the investigation into Match Group, the company behind Tinder, Hinge and Match.com, and artificial intelligence’s role in making deception more convincing. The underlying report is not new today: the Joint Economic Committee minority’s release is dated October 13, 2026, and describes an investigation launched in September 2025.
The release identifies shortcomings in prevention systems while also acknowledging measures the company introduced or expanded during the investigation. These are the committee minority’s findings, not a court judgment. To follow the discussion with that distinction in mind, the publisher’s chapter list places Match Group’s response at 03:55 and the AI discussion at 11:32.
The reason to watch is the shift from blaming victims to examining the responsibilities of the companies that build and run the platforms, an explicit theme in the Post’s description. A $700,000 loss appears in the original title, but we do not reconstruct details of that case that have not been separately verified.
For practical guidance, the US Federal Trade Commission says never to send money or gifts to an online sweetheart you have not met in person. If money has already been sent, contact the bank or payment company immediately and notify the platform.