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Trump Dangles More UFO Files in Attempt to One-up Obama The president announced that he would begin the process of releasing government files “related to alien and extraterrestrial life.”

The president announced that he would begin the process of releasing government files “related to alien and extraterrestrial life,” reports Matt Stieb. archive.ph/HW7LH nymag.com/intelligence...

The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media, reports Catriona Clarke. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.

The US has succeeded in removing climate change from the main priorities of the International Energy Agency, following a tense ministerial meeting in Paris that reflected a dramatic shift in political mood around the clean energy transition, reports Elena Giordano. www.politico.eu/article/us-s...

Secret documents reveal Russia’s cross-continental disinformation campaign Headings

A major investigation into an unprecedented data leak by Forbidden Stories exposes Russia's foreign influence strategy across three continents. FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine speaks with Forbidden Stories journalist Lea Peruchon about the revelations so far. www.france24.com/en/video/202...

Acne, contrary to unproven claims from a wellness influencer, is not an autoimmune response that can be treated by cutting out vegetables from your diet, reports Marisha Goldhamer. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump administration: 'I'm not in a cult' Along with criticizing policy decisions on healthcare, Epstein and foreign policy, Greene told the GOP to "stop the bullying."

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, has again unleashed criticism on the administration, laying into the Republican party as it gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, reports Kathryn Palmer. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

The Destructive Effects of Misinformation on the Human Brain Cautionary examples of the increasing prevalence of misinformation in the 21st century.

The brain's power of logic and reasoning are dependent on receiving correct information. Thanks to the technology of the Internet and AI, misinformation is vastly increasing, writes Richard Restak. www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...

The Epstein Aftermath: How the Files Act as a Breeding Ground for Conspiracies With the release of new ‘Epstein Files’, social media platforms has witnessed a spiral where people have shared some old conspiracy theories using the documents as supporting evidences. Read our…

With the release of new ‘Epstein Files’, social media platforms has witnessed a spiral where people have shared some old conspiracy theories using the documents as supporting evidences. Aishwarya Varma and Abhishek Anand's debunk some of them. www.thequint.com/news/webqoof...

Join investigative journalist Meirion Jones for a pint and unredacted access to his insights on how the truth is hidden from you. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Join investigative journalist Meirion Jones for a pint and unredacted access to his insights on how the truth is hidden from you. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Propaganda Machine: Secret documents reveal Russia’s foreign influence strategy across three continents - Forbidden Stories Thanks to an unprecedented data leak, Forbidden Stories reveals what goes on behind "The Company", a network of experts tasked with orchestrating disinformation campaigns around the world on Russia’s…

Thanks to an unprecedented data leak, Forbidden Stories reveals what goes on behind "The Company", a network of experts tasked with orchestrating disinformation campaigns around the world on Russia’s behalf, report Léa Peruchon and Eloïse Layan. forbiddenstories.org/propaganda-m...

Russia is using monuments to peddle misinformation Statues are not always about memory — they are becoming Moscow’s latest weapon

Statues are not always about memory, they are becoming Moscow’s latest weapon, reports Fiona Greenland. archive.ph/OAYUw www.ft.com/content/cfc0...

Truth or Fake - 2026 Winter Olympics: Ukrainian athletes targeted by disinformation In recent weeks, Ukrainian athletes and visitors at this year's Winter Olympics have been targeted by a string of false accusations. These fake news reports and the way they have been spread bear all…

Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics have been targeted by false accusations. These fake news reports and the way they have been spread bear all the hallmarks of the Russian disinformation campaign known as Operation Matryoshka, reports Charlotte Hughes. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Epstein files don't prove 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory was real. Here's why The "pizza" references in the Epstein files that social media users highlighted have innocuous explanations.

The "pizza" references in the Epstein files that social media users highlighted have innocuous explanations, reports Jordan Liles. www.snopes.com/tracker/epst...

Lara Trump reveals president has speech ready to announce the discovery of aliens The admission comes after former President Barack Obama went viral for claiming aliens are real

Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, says the president has a speech pre-written and is ready to address the discovery of aliens, reports Isabel Keane. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Secret 'immovable' UFO hiding is hiding in purpose-built structure A US congressman made shocking claims that a hidden object, so massive it cannot be moved, has had an entire building constructed around it at a secret overseas location.

A US congressman has made shocking (and unsupported - CS) claims that a hidden object, so massive it cannot be moved, has had an entire building constructed around it at a secret overseas location, reports Stacy Liberatore. archive.ph/gHUtj www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

New Information Is Feeding Epstein Conspiracy Theories Epstein conspiracy theories are growing. The new information isn’t water putting out the conspiracy fires. Instead it is more like adding gasoline to the conspiracy theory fire.

Epstein conspiracy theories are growing. The new information isn’t water putting out the conspiracy fires. Instead it is more like adding gasoline to the conspiracy theory fire, writes Ira Hyman. www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/ment...

We tested the government’s official new AI nutrition tool: Grok Realfood.gov now features a chatbot tool that’s Elon Musk-affiliated — and rather skeptical of some MAHA initiatives.

Realfood.gov now features a chatbot tool that’s Elon Musk-affiliated — and rather skeptical of some MAHA initiatives, reports Sarah Todd. www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/n...

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

RFK Jr. Says Americans Need More Protein. His Grok-Powered Food Website Disagrees The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines.

The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines, reports Emily Mullin. archive.ph/wvteB www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Starmer pleads with London parents to get children vaccinated as measles spreads The Prime Minister hit out at politicians ‘giving oxygen to conspiracy theories’ about the safety of vaccines

The Prime Minister hit out at politicians ‘giving oxygen to conspiracy theories’ about the safety of vaccines. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

No evidence aliens have made contact, says Obama after podcast comments cause frenzy Former US president clarifies ‘they’re real’ answer that he gave during quick-fire interview round

Former US president clarifies ‘they’re real’ answer that he gave during quick-fire interview round, reports Maya Yang and Edward Helmore. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US Government Deploys Elon Musk's Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables The US government deployed xAI's Grok to give dietary advice -- and it's giving some eyebrow-raising advice.

The US government deployed xAI's Grok to give dietary advice, and it's giving some eyebrow-raising advice, reports Frank Landymore. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Clean-up in Area 51: Obama forced to clarify his claim that aliens exist ‘Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there,’ Obama said, as he explained his theory

Former President Barack Obama has been forced to clarify his bombshell claim that aliens truly do exist, report Mike Bedigan and Owen Scott. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Climate change could expose 1.1 billion people to hunger by 2100 (but there’s good news too) – AI modelling study Without rapid cuts to fossil fuels and a shift to clean energy, climate change could drive over a billion into hunger by 2100, hitting Africa hard.

Without rapid cuts to fossil fuels and a shift to clean energy, climate change could drive over a billion into hunger by 2100, hitting Africa hard, writes Giovanni Strona, Joint Research Centre (JRC). theconversation.com/climate-chan...

The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a…

Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds; It was something far darker: a project that cloaked eugenics, race science and sexual misconduct in Ivy League respectability, writes Virginia Heffernan. www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around…

President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world, reports Peter Baker. archive.ph/qeTnV www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...

‘There’s no way my daughter would have jumped’: why are so many Turkish women falling to their deaths? Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the…

Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the full story, report Ruth Michaelson and Beril Eski. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles, reports Lily Jamali. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Gold Rush of Testosterone Replacement Therapy If you’ve never injected yourself with dog semen, don’t worry: someone has done it for you. Seventy-one years after the initial publication of Frankenstein, the medical journal The Lancet would…

Taking testosterone in old age is safer than we first thought but its benefits are still overblown, reports Jonathan Jarry. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...