Facts
I Look For the Weirdest and Wildest Things on Wikipedia. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
From a tortoise that saved his species by having lots of sex to killings attributed to a Frank Sinatra song, “Depths of Wikipedia” digs up the most bizarre Wiki facts.
This Week on Christmas Island: 50 Million Crabs Scuttle to the Ocean
Here's some photos of crab migration 2020.
This Is What Australia's Recycling Crisis Looks Like
In 2018 China stopped accepting our recyclable waste. We've been dumping it in landfill and stashing it in warehouses ever since.
Democrats Will Never Win the Fact-Checking War
Right-wing politicians can get away with ignoring media criticism, but Democrats can't.
The 11 Smartest Documentaries on Netflix
Expand your mind with stories about conjoined twins, false confessions, and the time John Huston went off to fight in World War II.
The EPA Tried to ‘Delegitimize Science,’ so Scientists Sued the Government
You know things are getting weird when scientists decide to sue a major federal agency.
Hillary Clinton-endorsed Verrit is here, but no one knows why
Hillary Clinton-endorsed site Verrit is here to bring us into our authenticated future, if we can figure out why it exists.
The Definitive Differences Between Real Writers and Fucking Fakes
Do: be depressed as fuck. Don't: accept edits.
“The Knowledge Illusion” explains how facts don’t necessarily change our minds
A new book, "The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone" explains why people are so stubborn about their beliefs, even when they lack the most basic information.
Anatomy of a terror story
We trace the false and fast-changing narrative around the Quebec City mosque shooting