Just Because It's Trending Doesn't Mean It's True

Moving Castle, McAfee For President, DVD-Box Catapult

  • by: Maarten Schenk
  • (Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:47:52 Z)

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  • Gizmodo has a pretty neat video of a Japanese castle being moved down the road to make it easier to work on the foundation.

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Image: http://www.whoismcafee.com/

  • Maverick anti-virus software maker John McAfee is running for president for the "Cyber Party" reports Time. Wonder if his platform will feature daily obligatory updates?

  • Monty Python brings you the latest in DVD-box catapult technology for their 40th anniversary edition of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Ni!

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Maarten Schenk is our resident expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.  He can often be found at conferences and events about fake news, disinformation and fact checking when he is not in his office in Belgium monitoring and tracking the latest fake article to go viral.

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