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
July 2, 2020
No, but there was definitely bad blood between the pop singer and a different monument.
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July 1, 2020
Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.
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June 30, 2020
A years-old photograph from a bondage festival in San Francisco was misappropriated.
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June 29, 2020
Turns out presidents aren't exempt from celebrity death hoaxes.
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June 29, 2020
The small airport in Orange County, California, has borne the name of the Western film star sinc ...
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June 26, 2020
Recent posts about surveillance footage weren't the first time the video has been misappropriated.
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June 26, 2020
The claim appears to have originated with a state representative who does not live in Minneapolis.
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June 25, 2020
Can you smell the copypasta rumors?
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June 24, 2020
King's tweet came as statues of historical figures were being toppled or removed in 2020.
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June 24, 2020
A movement to change the state's official name was reinvigorated by nationwide protests against ...
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June 19, 2020
A once-obscure legal doctrine was the subject of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd's dea ...
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June 15, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 1, 2020)
U.S. President Donald made the comments as part of a jab against his critics and journalists.
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June 15, 2020
A partial quote taken out of context can tell almost any story.
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June 11, 2020
Social media users asked whether memes about the alleged shirts were factual.
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June 11, 2020
A meme alleged she said Black Americans "must be" first in line for a vax, just behind heath car ...
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June 10, 2020 (Updated: June 11, 2020)
A meme comparing political involvement of the home improvement chains left out some context.
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June 9, 2020
A parody tweet made to look like the U.S. president wrote it created some confusion online.
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June 9, 2020 (Updated: Nov. 30, 2022)
"The leadership of President John F. Kennedy is not just a memory, but a living force that still ...
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June 9, 2020
A street that underwent a change in honor of civil rights protests is near the White House.
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June 8, 2020
Cruz criticized Democratic political leaders for what he perceived to be leniency.
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