In this column I try not to cover things that any normal person knows are fake—like chemtrails. But just this week, Tennessee legislators passed a state law that bans “the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals substances, or apparatus with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight. In other words: chemtrails.
This week America witnessed a total solar eclipse. While most of us were like, “hey, that’s kind of cool I guess,” some Americans were expecting something more than just the shadow of the moon blotting out the sun and day turning into night. People wanted action. So in the days leading up to the solar eclipse, some people frantically spread eclipse predictions to all their friends on social media. Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a look at whether their predictions came true, and...
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day, a “global initiative recognizing accurate information’s important role in an interconnected world.” The fact-checking and media-ethics kingpins at Poynter are behind the initiative, and they mark the occasion by releasing an annual State of the Fact-Checkers Report, a survey of 137 organizations across at least 69 countries that are devoted to making sure the media is accurate. Below are some of the most interesting findings from 2023’s report.
It's those little annoying things that leave you saying, "That would never happen in real life."View Entire Post ›
London law firm admits to error but judge says final order cannot be overturnedA couple were divorced by mistake after solicitors at a leading law firm made a computer error but a senior judge has said it cannot be overturned.The couple, referred to as Mr and Mrs Williams by the high court, were married for 21 years until they separated in 2023. Continue reading
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Experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to sense of direction.
Today on TAP: More than 400 economists work for the Federal Reserve Board. Far too many are intimidated by the echo chamber of bad economics created by Chair Jay Powell.
John Travolta played gangster John Gotti in 2018’s Gotti, which learned all the wrong lessons from movies in the genre.
MUMBAI, (IANS) – Juhi Chawla who is one of the co-owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL team along with her spouse Jay Mehta and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan saysthat she and Shahrukh are not the best people to watch an IPL match […]
Former President Trump was on another one of his screeds about how Democratic prosecutors were persecuting him, saying he'd been "investigated by the Democrats more than Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Al Capone combined." The crowd at a 2022 rally in North Carolina seemed to eat if up, having a hearty laugh when Trump concluded: “I think I’m perhaps the most honest human being that God ever created.” The crowd broke into applause. As Trump campaigns to retake the White House, polls suggest...
By Amanda Mannen Published: April 12th, 2024