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
Oct. 14, 2019
Real photographs do exist of Donald Trump with the men arrested on suspicion of scheming to funn ...
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Oct. 10, 2019
Two prominent U.S. political families sniped at each other over alleged abuses of influence.
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Oct. 10, 2019 (Updated: Jan. 7, 2020)
The former congressman from South Carolina was said to have been tapped to join a team of lawyer ...
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Oct. 9, 2019
Some news items are so fascinating that they resurface time and time again.
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Oct. 9, 2019
The first daughter said in 2018 that she would be closing down her business to focus on her work ...
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Oct. 9, 2019
The U.S. may have pushed for the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor, but not for the reasons impli ...
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Oct. 7, 2019
Humor can be hard to recognize if it aligns too closely with public perception.
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Oct. 7, 2019
The Halloween holiday may have revived interest in an outdated and unsubstantiated warning.
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Oct. 4, 2019
Every year it seems pumpkin-spice season comes earlier and earlier.
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Oct. 4, 2019
The bizarre statement came up at a New York City town hall event in October 2019.
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Oct. 3, 2019
A fundraiser held for Schiff in 2013 was offered as proof of "ties" to a California-based engine ...
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Oct. 2, 2019
A story circulating online since at least 2018 has murky origins.
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Oct. 1, 2019
A conspiracy theory about the "deep state" got shared widely by the president and his supporters.
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Sept. 27, 2019
The so-called "Betsy Ross flag" has become a recent point of controversy in connection with whit ...
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Sept. 26, 2019
A purported flag-burning incident in Switzerland is wanting of real facts.
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Sept. 25, 2019
The cable network issued an apology for a statement made on one of its programs.
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Sept. 24, 2019
Social media users said restaurants in some locations were refusing to deliver to union halls.
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Sept. 24, 2019
The question gets at the heart of whether an African American currently leads the executive bran ...
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Sept. 24, 2019
Context is important when assessing viral internet claims.
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Sept. 19, 2019
Always be wary of sensational claims that might not be true.
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