On the upside, no fake news is currently being shared on Facebook. Can't think of a downside.

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Viral Video Vilifies Foul-ball Fan

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Viral Video Vilifies Foul-ball Fan

A recent video that shows a kid in the bleachers bobbling a foul ball, and a man picking up the ball and presenting it to the woman next to him, doesn’t show what it seems to show. Julian Green of the Cubs said in a statement, “Unfortunately, a video that was quickly posted and unverified…

President Trump speaking at a political rally in Florida. He is pointing his finger in the direction of the camera.

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Another delightful caricature by Rebecca Scassellati

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The girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.

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On the way to the theater for the show! Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.

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A screen shot from ThoughtCagalog.com, showing that an article has been split into 40 separate chunks.

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Picture of President Trump speaking at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event.

Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.

Words apparently spoken by the President of the United States. If you trust the news organization that reported what he said. But the President has no reason to mislead the public. He loves the public probably more than anybody. Believe me.   Similar:Opinion | Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do…

Alice E. Marwick (headsnot)

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Closeup of a person's hand pulling a book off of a shelf.

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I haven't seen this show since freshman year at Bishop Denis J O'Connell High School.

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On this date in 1999 I first added a date to the list of web links I had been curating. (The image has long since broken.)

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