Which Santa Fe Restaurant Was Trump Lackey John Eastman Eating At When the FBI Seized His Phone? An Investigation
A deranged quest with friends through Google Street View.
Fringe COVID Doctors Say They’re Under Attack by Medical Certification Board
They’ve promptly spun the situation into more bait for their fans, support from a senator, and a new hashtag.
Why Are the Weirdest People Online Obsessed With Organ Meats?
The answer lies in the excruciating nexus of TikTok, Joe Rogan, a carnivore doctor, and some specious claims about how our “ancestors” ate.
Anti-Vaxxers Pivot to ‘Treating’ Long COVID
Massive doses of vitamin C, pyramid scheme prod and, of course, ivermectin are all on the menu.
These Women Say One Man Terrorized Them Online for Years. Then, They Decided to Band Together.
Harassed across the internet for more than a decade, a group of women found each other—and their alleged tormentor.
Operation Underground Railroad Touts Non-Existent Partnership With American Airlines
OUR’s CEO Tim Ballard claimed the organization has a “collaboration” this month with American Airlines, but American says otherwise.
A PR Firm Is Paying TikTok Influencers to Promote Liberal Causes and Hype Democrats’ Middling Accomplishments
Vocal Media “recruits, trains, and pays influencers” to promote liberal causes on TikTok. It’s easy to see how less-benign actors could use their model.
Anti-Vaxxers Vow Not to Protect Themselves From Monkeypox
“The swamp appears to be desperate and is running out of ideas to keep us under control and living in fear... won’t work this time.”
If Roe Falls, Abortion Prosecutions Will Be a Matter of Discretion
Prosecutors explain to Motherboard why they are unlikely to charge people seeking or providing abortions—and why they're afraid.
The Queasy, Inevitable Johnny Depp Gold Rush Continues Downstream
Big media companies, true crime TikTokers and, now, little-known YouTubers converge onto the Heard/Depp trial to grow their audiences any way they can.
The Believer, the Magazine Brought Low by a Zoom Dick, Was Sold to an Odd New Owner
Sold to a company that specializes in sex toys, affiliate links, and general internet chum, the magazine’s future is unclear.
Goop 'Luxury Diaper' Is, Of Course, a Poorly-Timed PR Stunt
Meant to raise awareness about the “luxury diaper tax,” it mostly just raised awareness about how any idiotic Goop product could very well be real.