Alex Jones Judge freezes Alex Jones's assets Mark Frauenfelder

hucksters Elon Musk emails Twitter staff, warning "economic picture ahead is dire" Mark Frauenfelder

hucksters Mike Lindell accused a politician of murder, much to the shock of his host Carla Sinclair

snake oil How Zzyzx Road got its name Jason Weisberger

hucksters People believe they will be healed by gazing at a video feed of this guy's face Mark Frauenfelder

politics Former comedian Russell Brand ended up selling "magical amulets" for "EMF protection" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Kentucky governor bans conversion therapy Rob Beschizza

ebooks The business of generating and selling low-quality ebooks Rob Beschizza

Games Survey finds weak interest in expensive upgrades among gamers Rob Beschizza

FDA FDA warns against using corrosive "black salve" — a deadly cure-all that's disfiguring lives Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books Three comic legends walk into an art studio Devin Nealy

trump Trump boasts world leaders never laughed at him. Watch embarrassing video of world leaders laughing at him Mark Frauenfelder

covid Watch: anti-vaccine crank tells public meeting that vaccines cause cutlery to stick to your head Rob Beschizza

media "Zombie" magazines: prestigious publications raised from the dead by hucksters, extremists and morons Rob Beschizza

drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

fraud How the patent office's lax standards gave Elizabeth Holmes the BS patents she needed to defraud investors and patients Cory Doctorow

AI Babysitter vetting and voice-analysis: Have we reached peak AI snakeoil? Cory Doctorow