facebook A San Diego Republican operator ran a massive, multimillion-dollar Facebook scam that targeted boomers Cory Doctorow
snake oil Nostrum peddler Dr. Mehmet Oz fired from President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Mark Frauenfelder
politics How right-wing Qanon activists won and lost control of a small town in Washington Rob Beschizza
Pray he does not alter them further Social media platforms back off misinformation crackdown after Trump touts quack cures Rob Beschizza
late stage capitalism What it's like to watch someone you love fall down the Fox News rabbit-hole Cory Doctorow
Business Gofundme jumpstarts a golden era of snake oil as desperate people raise millions for quack homeopathy cancer "remedies" Cory Doctorow
security Alex Jones blames "leftist stay-behind networks in US intelligence agencies" for malware on his site Cory Doctorow
Business Gwyneth Paltrow plagiarized the fictitious "ancient Chinese" practice of vaginally inserted jade eggs UPDATED Cory Doctorow
uk The UK's surveillance regulator changed names and dropped its domain, which is now squatted by a premature ejaculation scammer Cory Doctorow
law Alex Jones falsely accused a guy of being the Parkland school shooter, so now he's being sued for more than $1,000,000 Cory Doctorow
Business New York Times profiles a sleazy Twitter follower-farm, the sleazy serial liar who made millions on it, and the celebs, politicians, sports figures and "influencers" who paid him Cory Doctorow
health Survey: 23 percent of Zurich doctors prescribe homeopathy, but many of them believe it to be a placebo Cory Doctorow
youtube John Oliver reveals Alex Jones's woo-empire of overpriced, terror-fuelled quack remedies Cory Doctorow
Science Oh No Ross and Carrie: podcasting investigative journalists join cults, try woo, and get prodded — for science! Cory Doctorow
corruption Boots keeps selling quack remedies intended for babies, even after they are banned from US import over fears of broken glass Cory Doctorow
happy mutants HG Wells's "Tono-Bungay," a memoir about quack remedies, as a free audiobook Cory Doctorow
