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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."

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Was an Oklahoma Woman Killed By a Pack of Small Dachshunds?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 17, 2018

A woman was fatally mauled by a pack of dogs that mainly consisted of dachshund mixes of varying ...

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Will Louisiana Evict Nursing Home Patients Because Medicaid Ran Out?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 17, 2018

Although the state has passed an operating budget without evicting elderly people, Louisiana's f ...

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Did Trump Vow to Help a Chinese Phone Maker After China Approved Money for a Trump Project?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 16, 2018

The timing of President Trump's statement about wanting to help ZTE raised eyebrows.

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Palestinian Protesters in Gaza 'Aren't Protesting the Embassy Move'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 16, 2018

Demonstrations in Gaza were inspired by the move of the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to J ...

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ICE Raid on San Diego Home Raises Questions About Force

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 14, 2018

Agents burst into the home of an alleged undocumented immigrant, pointing weapons at his wife an ...

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Was Palestine Granted Permission to Compete in Eurovision 2019?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 14, 2018

A satire site poked fun at the victory of an Israeli singer in the annual competition.

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Did a Woman Say a Theme Park 'Fat-Shamed' Her Because She Couldn't Fit on a Ride?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 14, 2018

An advocate for body acceptance wrote an opinion piece detailing her experience at a Harry Potte ...

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Did Trump Kill 100,000 Boeing Jobs By Pulling Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 9, 2018

A viral meme circulating on Facebook jumps to conclusions about the effects of the president's b ...

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Did North Korea Agree to 'Open Its Doors' to Christianity?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 8, 2018

A bogus story in a notorious fake news web site claimed without evidence that the country is now ...

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Was the Obama Administration Unable to Arrange the Release of Three Hostages in North Korea?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 7, 2018

Two of the three men being held by North Korea in 2018 were not detained until Donald Trump's pr ...

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Did John McCain Say He Doesn't Want President Trump at His Funeral?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 7, 2018

According to news reports, former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have been invited t ...

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Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down — But Key Figures Open New Firm

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 3, 2018

The firm is under investigation in both the United States and Britain.

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Assad Supporters Plan to Put the 'Media on Trial' for Doing Journalism in Syria

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 1, 2018 (Updated: May 3, 2018)

A panel of conspiracy theorists plan to gather to discuss whether war reporters should be consid ...

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Were Two New Jersey High School Students Suspended for Going to a Gun Range After School?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 30, 2018

Reports that two seniors were suspended over a social media post caused a wave of controversy.

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Did Hillary Clinton Smash Her Phone with a Hammer?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 27, 2018

According to FBI documents made public in 2016, one of Clinton's aides twice disposed of her old ...

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Dennis Kucinich's Visits to Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Criticized Amid Ohio Governor's Race

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 26, 2018

The former representative has a track record of visiting the war criminal president and spreadin ...

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Does a 'Plastic' Layer Cover Romaine Lettuce?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 24, 2018

A viral video purporting to show a woman peeling plastic off lettuce leaves is misleading.

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Did an Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Accept $20,000 from a Pro-Assad Group?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 23, 2018

Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat, disclosed he received the money as payment for a s ...

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Van Strikes Pedestrians in Toronto

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 23, 2018

Canadian police say a van in Toronto has struck at least 8 people, but that the cause of the inc ...

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Critics Slam Viral Stories Claiming Douma Chemical Attack Victims Died from 'Dust'

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 20, 2018

Journalists and experts says a widely-shared report about Syria from The Independent bolsters ta ...

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