controversy Archives

Was the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Scrutinized After Posting a Photograph of a Deputy Praying?

A small number of people complained after the department posted a photograph of a deputy...

Papua New Guinea Newspaper Stands By Report of Facebook Ban Despite Lawmaker’s Claims

Communications Minister Sam Basil accused the Post-Courier of "distorting" statements in a widely-circulated report.

Yale: Officers Admonished White Student for Calling Police

Yale University police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who...

Did a Vermont Woman Post a Joke About Trump ‘Bringing Back Slavery’?

Heather Wick faced an online backlash after a racially insensitive Facebook post in 2017, and...

#NoConfederate Campaign Against HBO Slave Drama Takes Off

The series 'Confederate' will take place in an alternate timeline where southern states successfully seceded...

Portland Burrito Shop Closes After Allegations of Cultural Appropriation

Controversy surrounds the closure of Kook's Burritos, a pop-up Mexican food truck run by two...

Nicole Kidman Said Americans Should Support the President

Actress Nicole Kidman briefly addressed President-elect Donald Trump in a BBC Two interview, suggesting Americans...

Delta Ejects Passenger for Speaking Arabic

Adam Saleh, who shared a video of what he claimed was his removal from a...

Bernie Sanders Gives Bank of America Speeches?

A misleading web rumor claimed Bernie Sanders gave the same sort of highly-compensated speeches to...

Hayim Solomon

Essay explains the origins of the symbolism on the back of the U.S. one-dollar bill,

Tinfoil Defeats Scans

Does wrapping bills in tinfoil keep them from being detected by scanning devices?

Edward R. Murrow on Restraint

Did newsman Edward R. Murrow pen a piece about the need for restraint in the...