‘Musk’s Rise as a Trump Backer Comes as X Has Turned into a Haven for the Spread of Misinformation’
CNN host Casey Hunt said on “CNN This Morning” Monday that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk became a supporter of former President Donald Trump because “X had become a breeding ground for the spread of misinformation.” Hunt said: “Donald Trump has found a new ally in this election in billionaire Elon Musk. The two […]
Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition claims victory
CARACAS — Opponents and supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are planning to rally on Tuesday amid widespread protests and clashes following a weekend election that the longtime socialist won despite the opposition claiming a landslide victory. The renewed instability has drawn mixed reactions from the international community, with the United States considering further sanctions […]
Celebs Spread Deceptively Edited Video, Falsely Claim Trump Will Outlaw Elections
Hollywood celebrities are spreading a false rumor that former President Donald Trump would delegitimize the election if he returns to the White House. Their plausible claim comes from a recent speech by the Republican presidential candidate urging Christians to flock to rallies in November, but important context was cut from the 27-second video clip. “In […]
Paris exhibition celebrates global spread of surrealism | Paris
ohOne hundred years ago, in a tiny one-room apartment in Paris’s Bohemian district, a former medical student turned writer attempted to define Surrealism once and for all. In his Surrealist Manifesto, André Breton called for a new kind of art and literature driven by the unconscious, “the expression of thought free from the control of […]
Gen-Z voters spread the ‘Kamalove’ as Harris’s popularity earns youth support | US elections 2024
Vice President and newly promoted Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has pledged to win the young vote in this election, riding the wave of online “Kamala Love” driven by Gen Z. In a pre-recorded online address to attendees at a two-day Young Voter Summit in Atlanta, Harris said she was elected the first woman vice president […]
Google Ads spread Mac malware disguised as popular browser
Most Google ads are harmless, but if you come across an ad promoting a specific web browser, don’t click on it. Security researchers have discovered new malware for Mac devices that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. It poses as Arc, a new browser that has recently gained popularity due to its unconventional […]
US Bird Flu Outbreak Shows Sustained Spread Within Mammals, Study Says
Scientists on Thursday warned about the possibility that the avian influenza (H5N1) virus is adapting among mammals. Spillovers of avian influenza from poultry and wild birds to other mammals have been recorded around the world since at least January 2022, raising concerns about how this could impact its spread to humans. according to According to […]
Inflation has spread to your air conditioner, and federal regulations are the cause
Fourth of July kicks off the hottest two-month stretch of the year in the United States, and for much of the nation, it is hard to imagine getting through it without air conditioning. But millions of homeowners whose systems conk out will soon learn that air conditioning has joined the long list of items hit by […]
Left-leaning fact-checker finally admits Trump never said neo-Nazis ‘very fine people’ after 7 years, falsehood often spread by Biden
After just seven years, the left-leaning fact-checking website Snopes has finally acknowledged that former President Donald Trump never called the neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville “very fine people,” a falsehood that has been regularly spread by President Joe Biden. The media-fueled controversy has its roots in the so-called “Unite the Right” rally that took […]
College History Textbooks Spread Misinformation About the Great Depression
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Great Depression was the most significant macroeconomic event of the past century, but don’t expect to find an accurate portrayal of its causes in your college history classroom. The most commonly assigned college-level US history textbooks contain obsolete and economically erroneous explanations of the 1929 stock market crash and […]