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Written by: David Mikkelson
May 12, 2020
Sometimes it is all too easy for us to consider deaths as a mere abstraction or statistic — as s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 7, 2020
This photograph was controversial for a different reason when it first started circulating in 2018.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 6, 2020
A photograph truly shows a man screaming near an officer during an anti-lockdown protest.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2020
Sislena Caparrosa sure can sing, but is she related to the famous tenor?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 22, 2020
A viral video captured an informal exchange between Roberts and New York Times photographer Doug ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 20, 2020
The widespread presence of laboring children was a common sight in the U.S. at the turn of the 2 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
It's getting easier to encounter old quotes out of context.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
Masks were commonly worn during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, but this photograph doesn't sho ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2020
"I came for the album cover and stayed for the music."
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2020
Humor doesn't always translate from one culture to the next.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 4, 2020
Caption: "During difficult times the first ones you have to keep under control are the jackasses ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 2, 2020
This video is real, but it has nothing to do with 5G or the coronavirus pandemic.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 1, 2020
Sandra the orangutan loves to wash her hands. We should all be more like Sandra.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 17, 2020
Even looming food shortages are apparently not enough to prompt some consumers to try soy- and t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2020
A juvenile joke circulated in the wake of a real tragedy.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2020
It's difficult to discern people's political affiliations just by looking at them.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2020
A genuine photograph of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate acquired a less-than-genuine ...
Written by: Bond Huberman
Feb. 20, 2020
Some images are so effective in capturing readers' attention, they find their way into more than ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2020
A photograph of Air Force One at the Daytona 500 is real, but it wasn't taken in 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2020
Speculation does not equal evidence.
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