scholarship Predatory journals aren't just a scam: they're also how quacks and corporate shills sciencewash their bullshit Cory Doctorow

Science Beetle grows a fake termite on its back to trick real termites to get free meals Mark Frauenfelder

Weird "This Foot Does Not Exist" is still sending AI-generated foot pics Jennifer Sandlin

synthesizers Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi film Metropolis gets a new electronic soundtrack Thom Dunn

Science The latest right-wing conspiracy theory is that the heatwave isn't real Rob Beschizza

activism Read about the activists who helped bring down bleach-peddling, wellness-grifting Grenon family Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Ron DeSantis campaign uses fake AI-created photos of Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Fauci (video) Carla Sinclair

florida Florida charter school principal fired over baffling participation in fake Elon Musk scam Jason Weisberger

Science What makes 'true fun' and how to spot 'fake fun' Rusty Blazenhoff

Cryptozoology This freaky mermaid-monkey residing in a Japanese temple may not be what it seems, scientists report David Pescovitz

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

How to spot a deep space fake Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

law Man who threatened Merriam-Webster over gender definitions pleads guilty Rob Beschizza

sociopathic cults One-fifth of Americans believe every school shooting is a fake event filled with "crisis actors" Jennifer Sandlin

fake news Republicans fall for fake news more than Democrats do, according to Rand study Carla Sinclair

AI "NeRF" turns 2D photos into convincing 3D scenes Rob Beschizza

anti-war protestors Journalist for Russian TV interrupts colleague's broadcast with sign: "NO WAR" Carla Sinclair

art Deepfaked pulp sci-fi covers Rob Beschizza

zero stars I could not finish 'Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League' Jason Weisberger