Media: Celebrating the 250th anniversary
With negativity, doom and gloom. The US is the worst country in the history of the world according to media experts.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is a social media fool
Oregon Gov Tina Kotek posts photo on X saying she signed a bill because of Trump. In reality, she signed the bill in 2023 when Biden was President, and then illustrated her post with a photo from something else in 2025.
Everything on YouTube is Fake
Many if not most of the “free yard cleanup” videos (with some exceptions) are fake content mill click bait. The Algorithm drives these fakes to millions of views. They are created by editing together unrelated police, HOA, neighbors and lawn cutting scenes.
Social: False claims made about Washington Fire
A major wildland fire blew through the neighborhood I used to live in. Homes a short distance away burned. Our old home, 3 days later, remains under mandatory evacuation orders. Comments and claims made on social media about this fire are false.
ABC News: Diesel prices to hike grocery prices
ABC News makes up a click-bait story devoid of context. Diesel price makes up about 1% of the price, on average. Some items are higher, of course.
How Two Hoaxes Took Down Journalistic Integrity
A catch up review of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team rape hoax story, and the 2013 UVA rape hoax and the aftermath.
Media: More fake news on retirement
More fake news about retirements savings – which excludes most all of the assets many people have for retirement. Typical.
Atlantic Magazine misleads readers with fictional story presented as reality
An essay in The Atlantic describes a mother who loses a son to measles. It’s presented as a true story – except it was fake.
Media: BBC admits to misleading Great Barrier Reef story
Oops.
Media: How the media reported it versus reality check
“Irish man held in ICE says he fears for his life” and is missing his wife. Later, we learn he’s wanted on drug charges in Ireland and abandoned his kids. The story disappears from the media.