Month: July 2018

Facebook Releases Sample Content from Latest Disinformation Campaign

  https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/07/removing-bad-actors-on-facebook/

6 years ago

Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Show Comes Complete with Conspiracy Website: Truthbrary

Image courtesy Showtime. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. is an InfoWars-style character played by Sacha Baron Cohen in his new Showtime…

6 years ago

Hot Wings in Academia: YouTube Show about Eating Hot Wings “Creates, Maintains & Manipulates Inequitable Gender Hierarchies” & If You Disagree—Misogyny

In June 2018, University of Tulsa Assistant Professor of Media Studies Emily Contois published the following scholarly article: “The Spicy…

6 years ago

Former Slaves, Known as Creek Freedmen, Sue for Reinstatement as Creek Citizens with Full Benefits

Photo illustration courtesy Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band A lawsuit filed in Federal Court on July 20, 2018, names defendants…

6 years ago

Duping Delight, Cheater’s High, Sneaky Thrills: When Duping Becomes an Aphrodisiac

Spouses of serial cheaters have observed anecdotally that cheating isn’t always just about sex—it’s often combined with a thrill of…

6 years ago

Teaching Evolution Montessori Style: A Timeline of the Universe

Maria Montessori devised certain grand lessons that were impressionistic in nature—that is, the lesson is not meant to nail down…

6 years ago

Mythicist Milwaukee Presents Mythcon V on September 22, 2018: A Preview

Mythicist Milwaukee is an all-volunteer organization founded to promote viewpoint diversity through conversation. Topics explored go beyond religion and move…

6 years ago

Prank Me Not Website Generates Frighteningly Real-Looking Fake Messages

Prank Me Not: Build fake Facebook or Twitter posts and make funny Chats that have never existed. Prank Me Not…

6 years ago

Trump Protests Planned in the UK at Multiple Locations

A sampling of planned protests opposing US President Donald Trump's July 2018 visit to the UK: Protest Trump's visit Jul…

6 years ago

Basketball Matches Held in Pyongyang; Friendly Inter-Korean Games First Since 2003

Photo courtesy KCNA. PYONGYANG/SEOUL, July 4 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South and North Korean basketball players played two friendly matches…

6 years ago