Ben Carson Ben Carson cites fake Stalin quote, the crowd goes wild Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

conspiracy theories How come so many Christians fall for conspiracy theories? Thom Dunn

Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow

art Salvador Dalí reborn as a deepfake at his museum David Pescovitz

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

politics YouTube "actively promoting" Vegas conspiracy theory videos Rob Beschizza

trump Federal lawsuit links White House, wealthy Trump donor to discredited Fox News story Mark Frauenfelder

Business Predatory "scientific journals" tricked into publishing Star Wars-themed hoax Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Researchers discover hundreds of thousands of unsuspected, Star Wars-themed twitterbots hiding in plain sight Cory Doctorow

media How to fake George Michael’s death, and other tabloid lies Peter Sheridan

privacy Brazilian domestic spies use Tinder to infiltrate protest movements Cory Doctorow

trump Trump's supposedly going to denounce birtherism. Will the media wash his hands for him? Rob Beschizza

News Oppps.ru: patient zero in Russia's fake news epidemic Cory Doctorow

law Satirical column removed Rob Beschizza

hoaxes Fake Buddha Quotes collected Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Better Call Saul giveth and taketh away from Jimmy in "Bingo" K.M. McFarland

Business How to Get a Figurine Produced in China and Not Lose Your Shirt Jared Zichek

how-do Maker Mayhem: Granny & Shady Lady Matt Maranian