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A social media post cited by Elon Musk to bolster his argument that mail-in voting should be curtailed, and which was subsequently amplified by President Donald Trump, makes the false and long-ago ...

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For generations, we’ve heard the same sentence: “No two snowflakes are alike.” It’s poetic, memorable and not entirely true. Modern imaging technology shows that nature repeats patterns more often ...

The CDC’s vaccines and autism webpage was changed to include language suggesting that vaccines may cause autism, contradicting years of scientific evidence showing no causal link. The sudden change ...

Contrails have a simple explanation, but not everyone wants to believe it. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh Online influencers with millions of followers have ...

Despite cultural conversations evolving surrounding masculinity, misconceptions remain about men’s sexual health issues. Topics like erectile dysfunction (ED), premature ejaculation (PE), or low ...

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We don't entirely know how AI works, so we ascribe magical powers to it. Claims that Gen AI can reason are a "brittle mirage." We should always be specific about what AI is doing and avoid hyperbole.