vat da fak Crushing adamantium with a hydraulic press Mark Frauenfelder

media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

trump Trump cowers in White House bunker as protests hit capitol Rob Beschizza

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

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

crime Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currencies from Microsoft to make extravagant purchases Xeni Jardin

satire Marco Rubio's recent rant on socialism accidentally proved Marx right Thom Dunn

tabloids Prince Harry begs forgiveness, the Queen shops Prince Andrew to the Feds, and Kirstie Alley’s secret life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

I have a very valid registration Police impersonator arrested Rob Beschizza

cults Love Letters to Hitler Mike Shaughnessy

eff In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis Cory Doctorow

education Security expert offers hacking advice to students whose campuses have implemented pervasive wireless surveillance Cory Doctorow

fake news The New Deal was partly motivated by a desire to kill the fake news epidemic of the Gilded Age Cory Doctorow

artificial intelligence This company wants to use AI to help you pretend to increase diversity Thom Dunn

uk Opendemocracy: the Libdems tried to censor our article about their sale of voter data, then used a forged email to intimidate us Cory Doctorow

Business Uber loses license to drive in London Xeni Jardin

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

fabulous fakes Scientists create fake rhino horns to disrupt poacher market Mark Frauenfelder

media Gawker never relaunched, and perhaps never will Rob Beschizza