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Science How To: Debunk a myth Maggie Koerth

hollywood Japanese sword master reviews the movies, shows how it's done Rob Beschizza
trump Reddit shuts down The_Donald for hate speech, harassment, and targeting Mark Frauenfelder
sponsored CBD on Amazon: Not Such a Great Deal Boing Boing
politics Twitter says it won't remove Trump tweets on deceased former Joe Scarborough staffer Lori Klausutis Xeni Jardin
politics Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for first time Xeni Jardin
coronavirus UK TV presenter takes "radio waves cause Covid-19" conspiracy theory mainstream Rob Beschizza
animals Tessie and Binnie, the US Army's psychic dogs David Pescovitz
Debbie Harry Debbie Harry debunks the debunking of her brush with serial killer Ted Bundy: “It was him.” Matt Maranian
tabloids Unstoppable plague, Doomsday is here, and Cruel Meghan, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
martial arts Documentary about martial arts fraudsters and fakes Rob Beschizza
police This popular police "mindreading" technique is bullshit — but the things that cops say about it are somehow even worse. Thom Dunn
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Learning to See the Commons David Bollier and Silke Helfrich
elizabeth warren for president Once again Senator Warren's stories check out, her critics' do not Jason Weisberger
neuroscience Debunking the "Bereitschaftspotential", the brain signal that seemed to kill off free will Clive Thompson
computers Security company reports vulnerability in VLC, but it's already patched Seamus Bellamy
security Debunking Microsoft's anti-Right-to-Repair FUD Cory Doctorow
Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
law Countries with longer copyright terms have access to fewer books (pay attention, Canada!) Cory Doctorow