A dropped catch by Pakistani cricketer Hassan Ali during this year’s T20 cricket World Cup semifinals at a pivotal point in the game against Australia paved the way for vicious trolling against him. Or perhaps that is what Indian users on social...
By Ernie Piper and Alice FranklinThis week, social media platforms were abuzz with misinformation – not just about the now perennial SARS-CoV-2 – but also about the climate change, dengue, and Swedish multimillionaire Johan Eliasch, who allegedly...
This week's Twitter dust-up surrounded Big Bird, the world-famous fictional character from the long-running children's TV show Sesame Street.
Last week, I showed a video to a select few of my colleagues. “What did I just watch?” one asked. “Is that a zoomed-in quote from Mike Yeadon?!” another said. I explained to the former colleague that she had just watched an anti-vax rap battle video...
If you’ve seen headlines, you know that Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. Secretary of State, who was fully vaccinated, has died of COVID-19 complications. But what you may not have read just below the fold is that Powell was at greater risk from...
From October 31, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, will get going. But rather than focusing on how we can reach climate targets, several U.K. commentators have asked if it’s economically feasible at all. A lead for The...
Over the decades-long run of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, the show has made repeatedly headlines for episodes that seem to predict the future. Some famous “predictions” include Donald Trump becoming president, the riots at Capitol Hill, and...
In a party conference speech lasting just over one and a half hours, Labour leader Keir Starmer announced on Wednesday that he would tackle crime through a strengthened police force and increased surveillance, asserting that there was a clear link...