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Sep 3, 2021Social Media Remains A Source For News And A Breeding Ground For Pandemic ConspiraciesFrom myths about vaccines to the origins of Covid-19, there has been no shortage of wild and even outlandish conspiracy theories. ByPeter SuciuContributor
Sep 3, 2021Some Are Claiming Covid-19 Vaccines Are Not VaccinesWriter Alex Berenson recently tweeted out the following about the Covid-19 vaccines: “don’t think of it as a vaccine.”ByBruce Y. LeeSenior Contributor
Sep 2, 2021Internet Vigilantes Are Fighting Ivermectin Misinformation With Memes And Explicit Horse CartoonsIvermectin, an anti-parasitic commonly used in the U.S. to deworm horses, has been touted as a Covid-19 miracle cure without proof and despite warnings from the FDA not to take it for this purpose. ByRobert HartForbes Staff
Sep 2, 2021How These Cannabis Entrepreneurs Got 2 Million Instagram Followers With No Ads—And In Spite Of All LimitationsDespite restrictions on cannabis content on social media, Layne Schmerin has managed to create several viral cannabis-focused websites, utilizing creative, alternative approaches to building an organic audience.ByJavier HasseSenior Contributor
Sep 1, 2021Social Media Influencer Suing Facebook And Twitter... And BidenSocial media influencer Justin Hart announced that he had filed a federal lawsuit against social media giants Facebook and Twitter, as well as against President Joe Biden, and the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for violating his First Amendment rights ByPeter SuciuContributor
Sep 1, 2021Webkinz’s OG Creative Director Answers 25 Questions We All Had As KidsWebkinz, the stuffed plush toy that has come to life since the early 2000's, is still going strong online. While production of the physical plush animals has slowed down, Ganz now has 2 different virtual worlds to offer players both old and new. ByJackson WeimerContributor
Aug 31, 2021Image Of Last Soldier Out Of Afghanistan — Is This How America’s Longest War Will Be Remembered?Taken through a night vision scope, it showed the two-star general carrying an M4 carbine as he boarded the aircraft's ramp.ByPeter SuciuContributor
Aug 30, 2021Why Does Social Media Cling To The Same Memes And Where Did They Come From?What sets a "good" meme apart from the rest.ByPeter SuciuContributor