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A Ring of Lies: We Did NOT Find The Inventor Of 'The Circle Game'
Bonds were broken, lives affected, perhaps forever.
A Modern-day Pinocchio Takes on Rape Culture and Fake News
A deconsecrated church in Venice plays host to “Spite Your Face” by Rachel Maclean.
Andrew W.K. on Finding (and Following) Your Passion
It is thrust on you whether you particularly like it or not.
We Had 10 Illustrators Draw the "Bowling Green Massacre"
Here's what really happened on that fateful day in Kentucky.
Psychologists Have Discovered a Way to 'Inoculate' People Against Fake News
Researchers found that people are generally better at recognizing fake news once they understand how it's generated and used to manipulate people.
Here Are the Best Motherboard Stories of 2016
A highlight of some of our favorite stories from the year that was (it sure was something).
This Tool Maps the Spread of Fake News Online
Hoaxy is a website that shows you exactly who is sharing what types of articles online, and how far they've spread on social media.
This Guy Built a Fake News Detector, Then Facebook Blocked It
B.S. Detector plugin warned Facebook users of fake news, but it now appears to have been blocked.
How to Be Your Own Fact-Checker During the Presidential Debate
Sometimes, if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself.
Why Does Everyone Think Women Only Like The Weeknd Because They Want to Sleep With Him?
Women may appear in his songs less like actual people and more like cautionary tales, but that doesn’t mean we can’t heavily relate to his themes.