In addition to flooding social media with false news stories, propaganda-spreading bots, and all sorts of online chicanery during the 2016 US presidential campaign, Russian trolls also reportedly attempted to erode Americansā trust in local news by posing as city newspapers.
The Vindicator, a news outlet in Liberty, Texas, wanted to help its followers read the entire U.S. Declaration of Independence before the Fourth of July, so it posted excerpts on its Facebook page. But something in one of the most significant documents in modern history triggered Facebookās filters.
The web connects us to people on the other side of the globe in an instant, but sometimes you just want to know whatās happening down the street. Hereās how to use your social networks and more to get the local lowdown and stay in the loop with whatās going on nearby, whether thatās snowstorms or street parties.
The engines are already pulling away by the time we get to a reported dryer fire. There wonāt be any footage of flames lapping up from the basement or smoke inhalation victims being wheeled into ambulances through the drizzling gloomānot tonight anyway. The rain makes shootings unlikely too, in Adamās opinion, butā¦
Behind the seemingly cute symbols, something sinister lurks. Earlier this week, Q13 FOX Seattle reported on the secret emoji codes teen use to evade the watchful eyes of their parents.
Hereās a bit of schadenfreude for those of us who canāt afford to breathe in New Yorkās Upper West Side: A water main break last night created a sinkhole, and that sinkhole swallow an entire BMW worth around $55,000*.
A truck collided with two other vehicles on a busy North Carolina highway today, upending a swarm of bees onto the road, and trapping at least one news photographer in his car. And every single tweet that local news station WBTV posted about this situation is a gem.
Look at those abs! And those shining red eyes! The legendary swamp monster known as Lizard Man is back in his home town of Bishopville, South Carolina, and ABC News is on the case.
The weather team down at ABCNews4 just made the most of a horrific, live computer crash. Apparently, the computer that generates the graphics for the TV weather forecasts failed recently, but instead of just standing up there and talking in front of a blank screen, the team created some super half-assed chickenā¦
If you think the funniest person in the world in 2013 was Louis C.K. or Aziz Ansari or some other genius laugh out loud comedian, you're probably right. But eventually their shtick will get tiring. It's going to happen. But do you know what never gets old and always stays funny though? Watching the local news screw upā¦
This is the news report that will win every single Peabody Award this year. CNN/El Paso news station KVIA recently took what was essentially a story about a "butt naked" squatter living in an abandoned building outside of El Paso and weaved it into some sort of surrealist horror drama.
The following letter to the editor by 14-year-old Jasmin H. was published in the October 3 edition of Canterbury, New Zealand's Northern Outlook. In this strange missive, the youth claims that that the global gay agenda will lead to a frightening new species of monogamist ducks. Or something. It's not entirely clear!ā¦
Elections tend to be a surreal time, what with motormouthed candidates perpetually promising a chicken in every underfunded classroom and gasoline pumps that shoot champagne instead of petrol. Here are eight times politicians channeled the realms of science fiction, horror, and fantasy for the express purpose ofā¦
No, he only wants to dine upon this delicious pasture. Meet Terry the sheep. He lives in the United Kingdom and was born with his head screwed on backward. Despite his flip-flopped dome, Terry is in good health and goes about his sheep business as usual. It's unclear what caused Terry's condition, but one thing isā¦
In today's modern, hustle-and-bustle internet era, getting your comic book out there can be difficult. You must differentiate yourself from the legion of aspiring illustrators, and sometimes a rip-roaring marketing gimmick can do wonders for your career.
Between the gargantuan frog steaks, the flying stegosauruses, and the giant mosquito robots, old-timey newspapers were a nightmarish fantasy realm where the Teapot Dome scandal may have well have been Warren G. Harding's scheme to build a utopian cloudopolis powered by Liptons.
Good news, media consumer! We've hit our daily annual quota of hysterical equine pregnancy stories for 2012! Time to bust out the AlizƩ and salt licks!
Bad news first: it looks like Rise of the Planet of the Apes recently kicked off in our reality. The good news? Our future ape overlords will implement a regime not unlike that of a no-budget 1980s comedy ā think Porky's starring Doctor Zaius. As WJBF Augusta explains:
Bad news everybody, the portal between fiction and reality has disintegrated. Time to go home and wait for my house to be stomped into paste by some combination of Gorgo, Mazinger, and a giant Keith Richards from that one 1990s Rolling Stones video. According to the Tuscaloosa News, a one Walter White has been placedā¦
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