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
Nov. 6, 2019
A misleading attack against a politician doesn't appear to have stymied her electoral efforts.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 6, 2019
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Nov. 5, 2019
An apparently isolated incident in Indiana resulted in a storm of internet outrage.
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Nov. 1, 2019
The tortured logic of a meme fails to account for the fact that people have been injured and kil ...
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Nov. 1, 2019
The pipeline did leak in North Dakota, but claims by alternative media that "no one" was talking ...
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Nov. 1, 2019
The ominous remarks were also pretty vague.
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Oct. 30, 2019
Disturbing headlines carried more sensationalism than truth.
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Oct. 29, 2019
In some ways, it's a bit too easy to create fake tweets.
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Oct. 29, 2019
Some websites don't let facts get in the way of a good story.
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Oct. 28, 2019
The dystopian video alarmed some on social media in fall 2019.
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Oct. 28, 2019
The U.S. president appeared somewhat surprised by the crowd's reaction.
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Oct. 25, 2019
The world-famous country music artist recalled having a "good writing day" in 1972.
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Oct. 24, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 11, 2019)
A court case surrounding a child's gender identity went viral, and some news outlets effectively ...
Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak
Oct. 24, 2019
It might sour you on drinking orange juice, at least.
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Oct. 21, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump isn't the first commander-in-chief to donate his presidential salary.
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Oct. 21, 2019
A CNN interview video was miscaptioned to suggest the Obama administration's involvement in a Tr ...
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Oct. 18, 2019
A metaphorical reference has been taken literally by some.
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Oct. 17, 2019
Some questioned whether the unconventional letter was authentic.
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Oct. 15, 2019
A video that aired during ABC News' coverage of Turkey's attack on Kurds in northern Syria drew ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 15, 2019
A quickly deleted tweet may have reverberated online due to Russia's making other headlines in t ...
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