Hoaxes

Tech

A Cynic’s Search for the Truth About Healing Crystals

09.10.17

By Katherine Gillespie
Identity

The Two Schoolgirls Who Fooled the World Into Believing in Fairies

09.04.17

By Natasha Wynarczyk
No, Kid Rock Isn’t on the Verge of Becoming a Senator

08.26.17

By Mike Pearl
Saracen Is Shut Down. But Can We Ever Really Beat Fake News?

08.25.17

By Adi Renaldi
Facebook Can’t Fix Political Divides With an Algorithm

08.21.17

By Ethan Chiel
Nope, Johannes Marliem Isn’t Tweeting From Beyond the Grave

08.20.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Sorry, You Can’t Pay Off Your Debts With Soekarno’s ‘Lost Gold’

08.13.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Trump Keeps Spreading a Very Weird Lie About Insurance Costs

07.22.17

By Mike Pearl
Meth Didn’t Make a Guy Horny for a Crocodile, and Other Fake News

06.24.17

By Mike Pearl
Sorry, Gadjah Mada Wasn’t Muslim: Internet Hoaxers Try to Rewrite History

06.18.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Don’t Worry, East Java Didn’t Just Pass the Death Penalty for Single People

06.11.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Tech

Two Dudes Wrote a Fake Penis Study and Got It Published to Slam Gender Research

06.05.17

By Kaleigh Rogers

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada