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Chinese Communist Trolls Target U.S. Voters on TikTok Ahead of Election

Internet trolls backed by the Chinese Communist Party are reportedly posing as Americans on Chinese social media platforms such as TikTok to target U.S. voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Research has found that Beijing-backed trolls are spreading stories on TikTok about a range of issues, including gun control, racial inequality and the war […]

Caitlin Clark trolls fans, collects career-high 31 points in Angel Reese showdown

Caitlin Clark styled herself to a new career high. Clark, the leading candidate for WNBA Rookie of the Year, scored a career-best 31 points to lead the Indiana Fever to a 100-81 victory over fellow first-year star Angel Reese. Clark recorded 12 assists and showed efficient shooting to help the Fever improve to 16-16 on […]

Jessica Pegula echoes frustrations over internet trolls

Jessica Pegula sometimes turns off her social media comments during tournaments. She will only allow comments to be replied to by accounts she follows. Pegula said that while she has turned off direct messaging completely, she has noticed that some users are creating new accounts with no followers or profile pictures and continuing to write […]

Pat McAfee chides ‘College Gameday’ trolls ahead of return

ESPN’s popular college football pregame show, “College Gameday,” will return next week when a crew including the always-polarizing Pat McAfee heads to Dublin, Ireland. McAfee has become a big name in sports media, but his style and demeanor are not to everyone’s taste, nowhere was this more evident than on College GameDay, where he became […]

USA Basketball trolls Noah Lyles over after team’s Olympic gold

The U.S. men’s basketball team won its fifth consecutive gold medal, but one of the first things on USA Basketball’s mind was to hit back at some past comments made by sprinter Noah Lyles. The 100-meter gold medalist famously said a year ago that being an NBA champion doesn’t make you a “world champion.” And […]

Vance trolls Harris at Air Force Two 

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) approached Air Force Two “to inspect the plane” after landing with Vice President Harris at the same Wisconsin airport. As he told the assembled press what he was doing, Vance also criticized Harris for not answering questions from the press. “I thought I’d come by to get a good look at […]

Team USA turns Brian Windhorst into villain as Bam Adebayo trolls ESPN star

Bam Adebayo was Team USA’s standout player in Wednesday’s group stage win over South Sudan, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst provided some extra motivation. Windhorst suggested on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday that he may bench Adebayo to counter Sudan’s strong wing play. “South Sudan has a lot of athletic wings,” Windhorst said. “(Jason) Tatum […]

Simone Biles’ mom brutally trolls Snoop Dogg during awkward Olympics interview

Snoop Dogg is doghouse. Simone Biles’ mother put Biles in hot water after airing a story during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics about how the rapper allegedly ignored her daughter, who won four gold medals with her some 14 years ago. “Today Show” star Hoda Kotb collaborates with musicians from “Drop It Like […]

Rockies’ Cal Quantrill trolls Red Sox’s Reese McGuire over past arrest

Cal Quantrill seemed ready to settle the matter. The Colorado pitcher got out of a two-out jam with a fly to center field from Boston’s Reese McGuire in the top of the fourth inning of Thursday’s Rockies-Red Sox game at Coors Field, but as the benches emptied, the exchange escalated and the personal attacks became […]