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 19, 2019
The U.S. Social Security Administration proposed stepped-up evaluation of social media posts whe ...
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April 16, 2019
Time after time, a major news event produces a big mess to mop up on social media.
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April 16, 2019
It's unclear why a story from the 2016 election cycle was circulating in 2019.
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April 9, 2019
Changing gender norms do not mean that demonic forces are afoot.
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April 8, 2019
"The political pixie announced her intention to draft legislation banning motorcycles from use i ...
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April 8, 2019
"Australia is preparing to introduce at least 33 different gender options on birth certificates ...
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April 5, 2019
A viral story lacked context about the implementation of a new driving law in province of Ontario.
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April 4, 2019
The late hip-hop musician and community activist was making a documentary about holistic healer ...
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April 3, 2019
Items with "satanic" themes can indeed be purchased through the retail giant's website.
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March 28, 2019
One error in one news report can lead to many more.
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March 27, 2019
The claim is a variation on an old anti-Muslim theme.
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March 27, 2019
Omar's presence at charity and political events were not "terror" related.
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March 23, 2019
The supposed "scheme" entailed lowering the federal minimum voting age to 16.
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March 22, 2019
Many readers shared stories aggregated from a U.S. Border Patrol press release as proof of the n ...
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March 19, 2019
Following the massacre of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, Muslims weighed in on the da ...
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March 18, 2019
New Zealand was rocked by grief following a massacre at two mosques perpetrated by a suspected w ...
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March 15, 2019
"The lobster thing is pennies compared to the literally billions of dollars they were spending i ...
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March 12, 2019
Be skeptical of memes because they are often inaccurate.
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March 11, 2019
For discerning readers, the word to perhaps consider here is "apophenia."
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March 3, 2019
Star News Digital Media, Inc. may look like a media company that produces local news, but a Snop ...
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