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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."

About That 'Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone' Meme

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 28, 2018

An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.

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Did the Trump Administration Take Land from the Tribe That Welcomed the Pilgrims?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 28, 2018

The Department of the Interior reversed an Obama-era decision to put Mashpee Wampanoag land in f ...

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Did a Hospital Turn Down a Heart Transplant Patient for Lack of Funds?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 27, 2018

A Grand Rapids woman posted the denial letter recommending she fundraise $10,000 on social media.

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Was the 'Illegal Alien Mom with Kids' Photograph Staged?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 26, 2018

"The illegal alien mother ‘fleeing’ from the border wall was all a lie. It was a setup."

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President Trump's Business Ties to Saudi Arabia, Russia Raise Questions with Ongoing Scandals

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 21, 2018

Almost two years into his presidency, questions about how President Trump's personal business in ...

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Did Melania Trump's One-Day Trip to Toronto Cost $174,000 in Hotel Charges?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 19, 2018

The State Department spent $174,000 for hotel rooms in advance of a visit by the First Lady to T ...

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Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 16, 2018 (Updated: Nov. 21, 2018)

A Twitter gadfly who was recently involved in an unsuccessful plot to frame Robert Mueller for s ...

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Tucker Carlson's Claim About Protesters Damaging His Door Challenged

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 15, 2018

The Daily Caller, a web site co-founded by Carlson, resurrected the issue in an interview with P ...

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Mother of Jemel Roberson Files Federal Lawsuit Over Police Shooting Death of 'Brave' Security Guard

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 14, 2018

Roberson, an African-American security guard who held a suspected shooter at gunpoint, was 26.

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Did a Broward County Employee Witness Elections Staff Filling Out Blank Ballots?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 13, 2018

A temp worker signed an affidavit in 2016 stating she saw elections officials filling out blank ...

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Are 300 'Known Convicts and Gang Members' Among the Migrant Caravan?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 13, 2018

A vague U.S. government press release ambiguously stated that some 270 people with criminal hist ...

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Did Stacey Abrams Admit Her Plans May Require Georgians to 'Turn Their Guns In'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 12, 2018

"The fundamental responsibility is commonsense gun safety legislation in Georgia, making sure we ...

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Is Mexico Providing Charter Buses to Transport Caravan Migrants to the Border?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 12, 2018

Sketchy reports claimed the thousands-strong migrant caravan was being chartered to the U.S. bor ...

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White House Press Secretary Blasted for Sharing Infowars Video to Bar Reporter

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 8, 2018

Some commenters claim the video Sarah Sanders posted to the official Press Secretary account was ...

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Did the Whole Migrant Caravan Turn Down Mexico's Offer of Jobs, Medical Care and Education?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 7, 2018

Some members of the caravan accepted the offer, some spurned it, and some returned home.

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Did Armed Black Panthers Lobby and Intimidate on Behalf of Stacey Abrams?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 5, 2018

Misinformation runs rampant during election time, either through deliberate campaigns or inadver ...

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Did Guatemalan Authorities Rescue a Group of Minors from Caravan Smugglers?

Written by: Dan Evon Bethania Palma

Nov. 2, 2018

A report of children rescued from 'human smugglers working inside' the Central American caravan ...

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Did the UN Declare War on America and Order Trump to Let the Migrant Caravan In?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 1, 2018

Junk news and mendacious memes falsely reported the United Nations had declared "war" on the Uni ...

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Does a Star of David on a Vehicle Traveling with the Migrant Caravan Prove Soros Is Behind It?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 1, 2018

Junk sites pushed a white supremacist conspiracy theory in the days leading up to the Pittsburgh ...

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Did Donald Trump Say Jewish People Were Committing Hate Crimes Against Themselves?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Oct. 30, 2018

News reports from 2017 quoted the Pennsylvania attorney general recounting a conversation with t ...

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