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Life

People Share the Dumbest Ways They’ve Been Scammed

02.19.24

By Nick Thompson
Life

Financial Domination Has a Scamming Problem

02.21.23

By Nick Chester
Life

Ever Had Your Photo Stolen By a Catfish? Congrats, You’re Hot

01.26.23

By Niloufar Haidari
News

A Cop Catfished a Teen, Killed Her Family, Then Died in a Police Shootout

11.29.22

By Mack Lamoureux
Tech

Beware of the Perfect Gentleman

11.28.22

By RF Jurjevics
Tech

These Women Say One Man Terrorized Them Online for Years. Then, They Decided to Band Together.

06.16.22

By Anna Merlan
Entertainment

Young Female Japanese Biker Turns Out To Be 50-Year-Old Man With FaceApp

03.19.21

By Koh Ewe
Life

We Asked People To Share Their Most WTF Online Catfishing Stories

03.15.21

By Koh Ewe
Tech

A Queer Indigenous Professor Who Died of COVID-19 Didn’t Actually Exist

08.03.20

By Kevin Truong
This Woman Was Shamed for Editing Her Photos. Now She’s Sharing Tricks With Followers.

06.01.20

By Koh Ewe
Sex

This Dating App Wants You to Stop With the Filters Already

09.20.19

By Katie Way
Sex

We Asked Critics To Fix This Sloppy Comedian’s Dating Profile

02.26.19

By Graham Isador

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
Photo: Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images

Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24