Bethania Palma
Bethania Palma is a journalist from the Los Angeles area who started her career as a daily newspaper reporter and has covered everything from crime to local government to national politics. She has written for a variety of publications as a staffer and freelancer, including the Los Angeles News Group, the LAist, LA School Report, the OC Weekly and Raw Story. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Irvine and an M.A. in history from California State University at Northridge. When researching bizarre phenomena, she's holding out for the day when the conclusion will be, "Aliens did it."
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Feb. 17, 2021
The former president's eldest son praised the radio host.
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Feb. 17, 2021
The former vice president reportedly commemorated Limbaugh on Twitter.
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Feb. 17, 2021
Limbaugh was regularly photographed smoking cigars.
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Feb. 16, 2021 (Updated: May 6, 2021)
The medical examiner ruled Sicknick died of natural causes after confronting rioters at the Capitol.
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Feb. 13, 2021
The YouTube star's bare scalp sparked a lot of social media chatter.
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Feb. 13, 2021
The governor of Florida did express unhappiness over potential COVID-19 travel restrictions, but ...
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Feb. 13, 2021
Frozen pants may be hilarious, but dibs is no joke.
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Feb. 13, 2021
An internet ad lured readers with a misleading headline.
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Feb. 12, 2021
The radio host made a comment on Fox News that was received unfavorably by many.
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Feb. 11, 2021
A copypasta meme circulating on social media got several facts wrong.
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Feb. 9, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2021)
An apparent mishap involving Gorilla Glue applied to a Louisiana woman's hair went viral — but a ...
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Feb. 5, 2021
Social media memes claimed without evidence that an FBI agent killed while serving a search warr ...
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Feb. 4, 2021
A news release issued by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office contained a dig at Kevin McCarthy.
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Feb. 3, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2021)
AOC was targeted with another round of bad-faith smears after giving an emotional, firsthand acc ...
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Feb. 3, 2021
It happens — to some more than others, though.
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Feb. 2, 2021
The accusation was made in a book and also in an interview with The Guardian.
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Feb. 1, 2021
A man formerly known as Thomas Dodd reportedly gave himself quite the Christmas surprise.
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Feb. 1, 2021
The Texas Department of Public Safety told a local news station the notification was sent out by ...
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Jan. 29, 2021
Unusual flavors are sometimes an internet fixation.
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Jan. 29, 2021
The clip was "pitch perfect satire," according to one guest.
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