Back in the glory days of the early 2000s, George Lucas managed to just really screw it up by releasing the Star Wars Prequels. Purportedly, this trilogy of films told the story of how a little ventriloquist dummy in the deserts of Arizona grew up...
Since the pandemic began, the internet has been awash with misinformation and conspiracy theories over every aspect of COVID-19. The origin of the virus is no exception. Dismissed as a Sinophobic conspiracy for the majority of last year, claims that...
In “Attack of the 50ft Eyesores,” one of the Treehouse of Horror shorts from The Simpsons, Springfield falls prey to a fearsome mob of giant advert mascots led by the Lard Lad – the colossal mascot of a donut shop whose big donut has been stolen by...
A supermajority of Mapbox’s U.S. employees — 147 out of 222 — announced their intention to form a union, filing with the Communications Workers of America last Tuesday. The membership cuts across all roles and departments throughout the country....
A week ago, Indian Twitter was buzzing with praise for the new season of espionage thriller The Family Man 2, from creators Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. However, beyond the laudatory reviews, the show created a stir among India’s Tamil community...
Whenever I’m asked about my job, I usually say that learning about conspiracy theories is fascinating. But not once have I ever openly talked about the emotional toll of debunking misinformation, about how sometimes you just feel burnt out....
My son, at the age of almost two, has recently threatened to sleep through the night. For the first year-and-a-bit of his life, he was an apocalyptically terrible sleeper, progressing at exhausting increments from “needing to be held constantly so...
As the United States' leading health protection agency, the CDC's main role — at least during this pandemic— is to mitigate the risks of COVID-19. However, its latest guidance, which allows fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in most...
On May 18, a Telegram channel with more than 17,000 members discussed plans to go to Heathrow and protest the arrival of a plane from India.
There was no news from Heathrow that day. It’s unclear whether the Met intervened and stopped this before it...