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."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 11, 2021
A rumor about the alert system on Apple phones originated with an unreliable source.
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Jan. 8, 2021
Some feared the worst after reading threats of more violence around U.S. President-elect Joe Bid ...
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Jan. 8, 2021
Scammers are targeting New York residents with fake promises about early COVID-19 vaccine access.
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Jan. 8, 2021 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2021)
A photo of police surrounding Warnock at the U.S. Capitol drew comparisons to violent pro-Trump ...
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Jan. 7, 2021
A video of a law enforcement officer escorting a woman down stairs during a riot at the U.S. Cap ...
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Jan. 7, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 13, 2021)
The anti-Semitic message included Nazi imagery.
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Jan. 6, 2021
After a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol, the rhetoric of Trump's surrogates came under ...
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Jan. 6, 2021
A photograph from the summer's Black Lives Matter protests went viral as Trump supporters attack ...
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Jan. 6, 2021
Trump's eldest daughter and White House adviser called violent rioters at the Capitol "patriots."
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Jan. 6, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 15, 2021)
There was no evidence anyone but a mob of Trump supporters stormed Capitol grounds.
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Jan. 6, 2021
Conspiratorial social media posts baselessly linked the philanthropist to eugenics.
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Jan. 5, 2021
The Intelligence Authorization Act included in the same omnibus spending bill as COVID-19 relief ...
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Jan. 4, 2021
Some have advocated for young people to be able to get vaccinated without their parents' knowledge.
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Jan. 4, 2021
The mayor did ask residents to avoid downtown but not for the reasons some asserted on social media.
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Jan. 4, 2021
A rumor started relatively recently doesn't tell the full story about barn stars.
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Jan. 2, 2021
The critters made one woman feel like she was the loser in a cage match.
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Dec. 30, 2020
A meme circulating on social media offered no evidence to support its extraordinary claims.
Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak
Dec. 30, 2020
A "copypasta" meme stoked more fears about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media.
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Dec. 29, 2020
The congressman is the frequent target of internet conspiracy trolls.
Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak
Dec. 24, 2020
Those dark days when your chicken got cold while you played video games will soon be a distant m ...
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