Media: Nope -> Grasshopper fire to be largest in state history
Most of the fire is in Idaho but they are counting that too as being in Oregon. Does Idaho count the Oregon part of the fire in their total too?
Media: NY Times made up a quote the subject of the story did not say
How can anyone trust the media when they make up quotes?
Media: 100% fake claim from Salon.com
Salon magazine defines all immigrants including those in the country illegally, as Americans. Good grief, that’s bad reporting.
Social media: Reminder – the purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself
TheTransitGuy argues the US is bad because it costs almost $500 to fly between 2 cities, ignoring that taking a bus is about $45, or renting a car is less than $100.
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.