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Video of 2020 Beirut port explosion misrepresented as Huthi missile attack on Israel
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have fired numerous missiles at Israel since the war on Gaza began, and while most have been intercepted, one penetrated air defences this month and landed...
Can Reality TV Redeem Jake and Logan Paul?
On the first episode of “Paul American,” a new reality-TV show currently streaming on Max, the YouTuber, influencer, and wrestler Logan Paul mounts a PowerPoint pitch for his fiancée,...
Regrets, the YouTube Moms Have a Few
When Ryan O’Neal was making the promotional rounds for “Paper Moon,” in 1973, the actor informed the press that he did not want his nine-year-old daughter and co-star, Tatum,...
Shocker: Shelby GT500 Is Really An Old Toyota Crown
Read the full story on Backfire NewsShocker: Shelby GT500 Is Really An Old Toyota CrownWhat might look like a Shelby GT500 is in fact an old, crappy Toyota underneath....
Ms. Rachel on her support of children in Gaza: “I couldn’t look away”
Children's YouTube star Ms. Rachel said she "couldn't look away" from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, especially after watching a video of a young boy who was...
The Cruel Abstraction of “Beast Games”
“Beast Games,” a reality-competition show currently streaming on Amazon Prime, opens with a dramatic camera shot, circling in three-sixty degrees to capture the show’s host, a skinny young man...
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
On Wednesday afternoon, executives at Meta held a Q&A session with some of its employees about the state of American politics.Alex Schultz, the chief marketing officer, addressed questions about...
Clip of ‘three-faced’ elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival
Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly showing a "three-faced" elephant was shared in social media posts...
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A Lesson in Creativity and Capitalism from Two Zany YouTubers
James Hobson began publishing videos on YouTube in 2006, when he was still a high-school student in Ontario, Canada. His early uploads were crude by today’s standards—some gymnastics tricks,...
A journalist’s murder highlights risks of reporting in small-town India
The gruesome murder of Indian journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has shone a spotlight on the dangers of reporting from some of the country's most volatile regions.Chandrakar's body was found last...
