If You Used FaceApp, Do Russians Now Own All of Your Photographs?
Users should always consider privacy and security before uploading personal data to an app.
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DNC Staffer Faces Scrutiny Over ‘Cisgender Straight White Males’ Email
A manager in the DNC's technology department appears to have asked colleagues not to invite straight, white men to apply for job vacancies.
Elon Musk Proposes Aggressive Agenda to Put Humans on Mars by 2022
The project by Musk's SpaceX would put humans on Mars before NASA missions achieve that goal.
Millions of Yahoo Accounts’ Passwords Stolen
Yahoo says a "state-sponsored actor" has stolen "certain user account information."
WhatsApp Will Share Personal User Information with Facebook and Make It Public?
Facebook purchased the texting app in 2014, but WhatsApp says personal user information won't be shared on that platform, and users can opt out of other data sharing.
Finding the ‘Hidden’ iPhone 7 Headphone Jack
Drilling a small hole into the shell of an iPhone 7 won't help you find the device's "hidden" headphone jack.
Lithium Mine vs. Oil Sands Extraction
An image purportedly showing the environmental differences between a lithium mine and an oil sands extraction facility is misleading.
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A (Not So) Secret Microchip?
Is Samsung stealing data and photographs from cell phone users via a secret chip implanted in their batteries?
Can You Play Tetris on a Canon Calculator?
Rumor: Entering a secret code enables you to play the video game Tetris on a Canon calculator.
Fukushima Nuclear Fallout Map
Rumor: Map issued by Australian Radiation Services shows the expected path of nuclear fallout from Fukushima across the western U.S.
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Have Plagues Repeated Exactly Every 100 Years?
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.