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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April 14, 2020
Accusations that Dr. Anthony Fauci said it was "safe" to go to the movies and gym in late Februa ...
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April 13, 2020 (Updated: April 20, 2020)
A conspiracy-tinged essay attributed to the former Fox News host went viral on social media.
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April 3, 2020
Some questioned whether an acrimonious letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to the senator fr ...
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April 3, 2020
Memes exploiting fear over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been widespread on social media.
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April 3, 2020
A story that went viral was later clarified with regard to key details.
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April 2, 2020
A viral hoax warned against going out to buy bread, of all things, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 1, 2020
Such individuals have made repeated warnings about U.S. readiness in the event of a pandemic.
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April 1, 2020
A viral meme suggested the performing arts center "laundered" money for the DNC instead of payin ...
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March 31, 2020
A circulating text message warning about a scam was itself fraudulent.
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March 31, 2020
Social media posts painted a misleading picture about the plan for distributing ventilators amid ...
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March 30, 2020 (Updated: March 31, 2020)
Richard Kovacevich didn't deny he said this about employees returning to work amid the coronavir ...
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March 27, 2020
A cease-and-desist letter from the Trump-Pence campaign committee accuses stations of "airing a ...
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March 27, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic ratcheted up in the United States, so did partisan finger-pointing.
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March 25, 2020
After being called out for its approach to supporting seasonal and contract workers during times ...
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March 24, 2020
Hantavirus has been known to exist for decades.
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March 24, 2020
Any changes affecting constitutional guarantees afforded federal criminal defendants in the U.S. ...
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March 20, 2020
Coupon scams are not uncommon — with or without a global pandemic.
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March 20, 2020
A few wildlife sightings were excitedly shared across social media as a note of sunny news amid ...
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March 20, 2020
Fake Trump tweets were just the tip of the iceberg as misinformation swirled during the COVID-19 ...
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March 18, 2020
A number of hoaxes have circulated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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