Aaron Rodgers said the Sandy Hook shooting was an absolute tragedy on Thursday, responding to a CNN story alleging he shared conspiracy theories about the incident. The New York Jets quarterback is debunking conspiracy theories just days after being named a potential running mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who famously loves them. Kara Swisher … Read more
Facebook plans to “deprecate” its News tab for users in the United States and Australia by April, according to an announcement published Thursday night. What does that mean? As best we can tell, it means Facebook doesn’t want anyone to use the platform for news anymore and will be killing its dedicated News tab. Meta’s … Read more
Wireless customers with AT&T, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile, and Verizon all reported outages across the country this morning. And just like clockwork, some folks online pounced on the disruption as evidence of a global conspiracy. Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis Villeneuve Alex Jones, arguably America’s most popular conspiracy theorist, believes the telecom … Read more
Every website on the internet is currently trying to stick an AI-powered chatbot on its homepage, a trend that extends even to 8kun—the far-right image board website that is known for being a toxic cess pool of depraved and immoral content. NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future Tech Jim Watkins, who created the … Read more
Taylor Swift remains inescapable. Tales of her reign are legion, as are her fans. Next to Beyoncé, her power and influence have reached heights so unbridled it’s almost unfathomable. Her Eras Tour made nearly a billion dollars in 2023, and the concert film of that tour has brought in nearly $250 million worldwide. When rumors … Read more
Half a decade after he was kicked off Twitter by the platform’s safety team, professional conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been welcomed back to the site, which is now called X. Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI Unlocked You can thank Elon Musk for that. This weekend, Musk passed around … Read more
With no new messages from Q in almost three years and former US President Donald Trump facing mounting legal woes, one would think that the QAnon political conspiracy was losing steam. But, on November 22, Elon Musk may have renewed hope for conspiracists around the world: As the US was preparing for Thanksgiving, Musk tweeted … Read more
“The race in general is gonna be wild,” one independent researcher who tracks the far-right in Arizona under the moniker Arizona Right Watch tells WIRED. But, they add, they would still “take Chansley over Kern, who is totally corrupt and batshit.” And even though the other candidates are possibly more connected politically, Chansley still thinks … Read more
Researchers say they’ve found 85 social media accounts and blogs originating from China and dealing in tandem to amplify a conspiracy concept claiming the lethal fires in Maui had been brought on by a secretive “climate weapon” unleashed by the US army. NewsGuard, which has beforehand uncovered different on-line affect operations from China and Russia, … Read more
The final main holdouts within the huge protest towards Reddit’s controversial API pricing have relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver guidelines” which solely allowed posts that includes the beloved TV host in sure dissident subreddits. It marks the tip of months of combating, which included site-wide blackouts. Now it appears the battle has come to … Read more