Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about the recent record-breaking heat, floods and wildfires.
Category: Social Media
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Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters
Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about the recent record-breaking heat, floods and wildfires.
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Morgan Riddle Is the Most Famous Woman in Men’s Tennis
The fashion influencer Morgan Riddle has become a niche celebrity at professional tennis matches, where she cheers for her boyfriend, the American player Taylor Fritz, as some fans cheer for her.
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Meta’s ‘Biggest Single Takedown’ Removes Chinese Influence Campaign
The campaign began at least four years ago and spanned thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Substack and Chinese websites, Meta said.
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TikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Commerce Secretary Visits China
Gina Raimondo, who is in China this week, has said banning TikTok could “lose every voter under 35, forever.”
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How a White Folding Chair Became a Symbol of Resistance
It figured prominently in viral footage of a brawl, where it was used as a blunt instrument. So why is the humble folding chair now turning up on T-shirts, earrings and at least one tattoo?
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Trump Returns to X, the Service Formerly Known as Twitter
Absent for more than two years, former President Donald J. Trump posted his mug shot on the site, now called X.
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Hestia, an Indie Cigarette Brand, Is Relying on New York Influencers
You can’t buy them at any bodega or tobacco shop in New York. But Hestia is getting its smokes into the hands of “cigfluencers.”
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The Secrets of Debate Swag
Oh, the games campaigns play with political merch. They may surprise you.
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Can TikTok Revive the Dead?
#Gravetok influencers post videos of themselves visiting burial sites, cleaning headstones and following recipes inscribed on them.