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🦜☠️ It be #TalkLikeAPirateDay, mateys!
But beware: not all treasure maps online lead to gold—some lead straight to misinformation.
At Factland, we chart the seas of truth so ye don’t get scammed by digital buccaneers. 🏴☠️⚔️ #FactCheck
But beware: not all treasure maps online lead to gold—some lead straight to misinformation.
At Factland, we chart the seas of truth so ye don’t get scammed by digital buccaneers. 🏴☠️⚔️ #FactCheck
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🦜☠️ It be #TalkLikeAPirateDay, mateys!
But beware: not all treasure maps online lead to gold—some lead straight to misinformation.
At Factland, we chart the seas of truth so ye don’t get scammed by digital buccaneers. 🏴☠️⚔️ #FactCheck
But beware: not all treasure maps online lead to gold—some lead straight to misinformation.
At Factland, we chart the seas of truth so ye don’t get scammed by digital buccaneers. 🏴☠️⚔️ #FactCheck
It’s Guacamole Day, so here’s your weird fact: avocados = berries. 🥑
September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s Guacamole Day, so here’s your weird fact: avocados = berries. 🥑
FBI Director Kash Patel said Charlie Kirk’s killer was in custody. He wasn’t.
Early “facts” can travel faster than the truth — even when they come from official sources.
How do you decide what to trust in the first 24 hrs of breaking news?
Early “facts” can travel faster than the truth — even when they come from official sources.
How do you decide what to trust in the first 24 hrs of breaking news?
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel said Charlie Kirk’s killer was in custody. He wasn’t.
Early “facts” can travel faster than the truth — even when they come from official sources.
How do you decide what to trust in the first 24 hrs of breaking news?
Early “facts” can travel faster than the truth — even when they come from official sources.
How do you decide what to trust in the first 24 hrs of breaking news?
🧈 Fat was evil. Then fat was fine.
🍳 Eggs were deadly. Then they weren’t.
🧪 Margarine was the healthy choice—until it started killing people.
This is how decades of dietary U-turns eroded public trust.
Full read → vist.ly/43dzp
🍳 Eggs were deadly. Then they weren’t.
🧪 Margarine was the healthy choice—until it started killing people.
This is how decades of dietary U-turns eroded public trust.
Full read → vist.ly/43dzp
August 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🧈 Fat was evil. Then fat was fine.
🍳 Eggs were deadly. Then they weren’t.
🧪 Margarine was the healthy choice—until it started killing people.
This is how decades of dietary U-turns eroded public trust.
Full read → vist.ly/43dzp
🍳 Eggs were deadly. Then they weren’t.
🧪 Margarine was the healthy choice—until it started killing people.
This is how decades of dietary U-turns eroded public trust.
Full read → vist.ly/43dzp
Things That Shouldn’t Be True But Are:
People now label real events — floods, shootings, protests — as “false flags”
Usage of that term is up 1,100% in 5 years.
It surged 350% just this spring.
This isn’t healthy skepticism. It’s a virus.
#Factland #FalseFlagWatch
People now label real events — floods, shootings, protests — as “false flags”
Usage of that term is up 1,100% in 5 years.
It surged 350% just this spring.
This isn’t healthy skepticism. It’s a virus.
#Factland #FalseFlagWatch
August 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Things That Shouldn’t Be True But Are:
People now label real events — floods, shootings, protests — as “false flags”
Usage of that term is up 1,100% in 5 years.
It surged 350% just this spring.
This isn’t healthy skepticism. It’s a virus.
#Factland #FalseFlagWatch
People now label real events — floods, shootings, protests — as “false flags”
Usage of that term is up 1,100% in 5 years.
It surged 350% just this spring.
This isn’t healthy skepticism. It’s a virus.
#Factland #FalseFlagWatch
One fake paper was weird. Thousands? That’s a hydra.
Bad News #8 at Factland dives into the shady world of “paper mills”—industries churning out fraudulent academic research for profit.
And the sleuths fighting back.
🧪🐍
vist.ly/32ne5
Bad News #8 at Factland dives into the shady world of “paper mills”—industries churning out fraudulent academic research for profit.
And the sleuths fighting back.
🧪🐍
vist.ly/32ne5
August 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One fake paper was weird. Thousands? That’s a hydra.
Bad News #8 at Factland dives into the shady world of “paper mills”—industries churning out fraudulent academic research for profit.
And the sleuths fighting back.
🧪🐍
vist.ly/32ne5
Bad News #8 at Factland dives into the shady world of “paper mills”—industries churning out fraudulent academic research for profit.
And the sleuths fighting back.
🧪🐍
vist.ly/32ne5
Have you seen a video of a reporter falling into a pothole?
Or an “eyewitness” at a train crash calmly sipping coffee?
That might be AI slop—and it’s flooding your feed.
Let’s talk about why this fake content is a real problem.👇
#FactCheck #AIMisinformation 🧵1/6
August 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Have you seen a video of a reporter falling into a pothole?
Or an “eyewitness” at a train crash calmly sipping coffee?
That might be AI slop—and it’s flooding your feed.
Let’s talk about why this fake content is a real problem.👇
#FactCheck #AIMisinformation 🧵1/6
The media moves fast. Too fast.
When major stories flip-flop from outrage to crickets, it doesn’t just confuse people — it opens the door to disinfo.
We broke it down in Bad News #7:
👉 vist.ly/329c2
#Factland #BadNews #MediaLiteracy
When major stories flip-flop from outrage to crickets, it doesn’t just confuse people — it opens the door to disinfo.
We broke it down in Bad News #7:
👉 vist.ly/329c2
#Factland #BadNews #MediaLiteracy
Bad News #7: How Recent Media Flip Flops Highlight the Need for Counter Narratives
Rewriting the Narrative, Together
factland.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The media moves fast. Too fast.
When major stories flip-flop from outrage to crickets, it doesn’t just confuse people — it opens the door to disinfo.
We broke it down in Bad News #7:
👉 vist.ly/329c2
#Factland #BadNews #MediaLiteracy
When major stories flip-flop from outrage to crickets, it doesn’t just confuse people — it opens the door to disinfo.
We broke it down in Bad News #7:
👉 vist.ly/329c2
#Factland #BadNews #MediaLiteracy
🌧️ People online are blaming cloud seeding for the Texas floods.
But experts say it can only increase rain by maybe 10%—not enough to flood a city.
Let’s stop pretending a tiny plane caused a biblical storm 🙃
#Factland #WeatherMyths #factchecking
But experts say it can only increase rain by maybe 10%—not enough to flood a city.
Let’s stop pretending a tiny plane caused a biblical storm 🙃
#Factland #WeatherMyths #factchecking
August 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🌧️ People online are blaming cloud seeding for the Texas floods.
But experts say it can only increase rain by maybe 10%—not enough to flood a city.
Let’s stop pretending a tiny plane caused a biblical storm 🙃
#Factland #WeatherMyths #factchecking
But experts say it can only increase rain by maybe 10%—not enough to flood a city.
Let’s stop pretending a tiny plane caused a biblical storm 🙃
#Factland #WeatherMyths #factchecking
📜 20 years of U.S. media U-turns—from Iraq WMDs to #FreeBritney.
🔄 Why do narratives change? Who gets held accountable?
And what if we had a marketplace for truth?
🧱 Enter Factland: vist.ly/3zuai
🔄 Why do narratives change? Who gets held accountable?
And what if we had a marketplace for truth?
🧱 Enter Factland: vist.ly/3zuai
July 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📜 20 years of U.S. media U-turns—from Iraq WMDs to #FreeBritney.
🔄 Why do narratives change? Who gets held accountable?
And what if we had a marketplace for truth?
🧱 Enter Factland: vist.ly/3zuai
🔄 Why do narratives change? Who gets held accountable?
And what if we had a marketplace for truth?
🧱 Enter Factland: vist.ly/3zuai
🕷️ You do not swallow 8 spiders a year in your sleep.
That “fact” was made up just to prove how gullible people are online.
Wait… That’s not true?
Oh, we’re just getting started 👇
🧵 #Factland #StayWeird #MythBusting
That “fact” was made up just to prove how gullible people are online.
Wait… That’s not true?
Oh, we’re just getting started 👇
🧵 #Factland #StayWeird #MythBusting
July 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🕷️ You do not swallow 8 spiders a year in your sleep.
That “fact” was made up just to prove how gullible people are online.
Wait… That’s not true?
Oh, we’re just getting started 👇
🧵 #Factland #StayWeird #MythBusting
That “fact” was made up just to prove how gullible people are online.
Wait… That’s not true?
Oh, we’re just getting started 👇
🧵 #Factland #StayWeird #MythBusting
What happens when 6 words collapse an entire generation’s ability to talk, protest, or disagree?
In BAD NEWS #5, we break down the chant that broke campus politics.
Gen Z chants it.
Boomers ban it.
And nobody’s listening.
📚 Read now:
vist.ly/3z3je
In BAD NEWS #5, we break down the chant that broke campus politics.
Gen Z chants it.
Boomers ban it.
And nobody’s listening.
📚 Read now:
vist.ly/3z3je
July 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What happens when 6 words collapse an entire generation’s ability to talk, protest, or disagree?
In BAD NEWS #5, we break down the chant that broke campus politics.
Gen Z chants it.
Boomers ban it.
And nobody’s listening.
📚 Read now:
vist.ly/3z3je
In BAD NEWS #5, we break down the chant that broke campus politics.
Gen Z chants it.
Boomers ban it.
And nobody’s listening.
📚 Read now:
vist.ly/3z3je
What began as a routine interview edit turned into a $16M settlement, FCC threats, and newsroom revolt.
CBS caved. Trump won. Press freedom bent.
🧵A surreal media-political standoff:
vist.ly/3y524
CBS caved. Trump won. Press freedom bent.
🧵A surreal media-political standoff:
vist.ly/3y524
July 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What began as a routine interview edit turned into a $16M settlement, FCC threats, and newsroom revolt.
CBS caved. Trump won. Press freedom bent.
🧵A surreal media-political standoff:
vist.ly/3y524
CBS caved. Trump won. Press freedom bent.
🧵A surreal media-political standoff:
vist.ly/3y524
Why does the media keep screaming CRIME WAVE when the data shows crime is actually going down in many places?
The latest issue of Bad News breaks down how fear-based headlines distort our sense of reality.
👉 vist.ly/3xufx
The latest issue of Bad News breaks down how fear-based headlines distort our sense of reality.
👉 vist.ly/3xufx
Bad News #4: Crime, Panic, and the Media’s Never-Ending Chicken Little Routine
If you listen to American news for just five minutes, you’ll come away convinced you should never leave the house without a flak jacket, a can of bear spray, and maybe a priest.
factland.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Why does the media keep screaming CRIME WAVE when the data shows crime is actually going down in many places?
The latest issue of Bad News breaks down how fear-based headlines distort our sense of reality.
👉 vist.ly/3xufx
The latest issue of Bad News breaks down how fear-based headlines distort our sense of reality.
👉 vist.ly/3xufx
🧪 Fact Check: George Strait did not donate $3.5M or rescue flood victims in Texas.
📸 The Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez flood pics? AI fakes.
👧 Claim about girls rescued from a tree? Also false.
🧠 Let’s stop spreading feel-good fiction. #TexasFlood #Factland
📸 The Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez flood pics? AI fakes.
👧 Claim about girls rescued from a tree? Also false.
🧠 Let’s stop spreading feel-good fiction. #TexasFlood #Factland
July 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🧪 Fact Check: George Strait did not donate $3.5M or rescue flood victims in Texas.
📸 The Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez flood pics? AI fakes.
👧 Claim about girls rescued from a tree? Also false.
🧠 Let’s stop spreading feel-good fiction. #TexasFlood #Factland
📸 The Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez flood pics? AI fakes.
👧 Claim about girls rescued from a tree? Also false.
🧠 Let’s stop spreading feel-good fiction. #TexasFlood #Factland
Why does every election season feel like Crimepocalypse Now?
Because fear gets clicks, drives policy, and sells ads.
🧠 Our latest: from the Rainbow Fentanyl Halloween hoax to the Laken Riley Act—how media panic warps public perception.
🔗 vist.ly/3n8zuz9
Because fear gets clicks, drives policy, and sells ads.
🧠 Our latest: from the Rainbow Fentanyl Halloween hoax to the Laken Riley Act—how media panic warps public perception.
🔗 vist.ly/3n8zuz9
https://factland.substack.com/p/bad-news-4-crime-panic-and-the-medias?r=357o18&triedRedirect=true
https://factland.substack.com/p/bad-news-4-crime-panic-and-the-medias?r=357o18&triedRedirect=true
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Why does every election season feel like Crimepocalypse Now?
Because fear gets clicks, drives policy, and sells ads.
🧠 Our latest: from the Rainbow Fentanyl Halloween hoax to the Laken Riley Act—how media panic warps public perception.
🔗 vist.ly/3n8zuz9
Because fear gets clicks, drives policy, and sells ads.
🧠 Our latest: from the Rainbow Fentanyl Halloween hoax to the Laken Riley Act—how media panic warps public perception.
🔗 vist.ly/3n8zuz9
🚨 Trump called his new spending bill “the single most popular bill ever signed.”
🧾 But polls say otherwise:
– Fox News: 59% oppose
– Quinnipiac: 55% oppose
– Pew: 49% oppose
📉 It’s actually one of the least popular in decades.
#FactCheck #Factland
🧾 But polls say otherwise:
– Fox News: 59% oppose
– Quinnipiac: 55% oppose
– Pew: 49% oppose
📉 It’s actually one of the least popular in decades.
#FactCheck #Factland
July 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨 Trump called his new spending bill “the single most popular bill ever signed.”
🧾 But polls say otherwise:
– Fox News: 59% oppose
– Quinnipiac: 55% oppose
– Pew: 49% oppose
📉 It’s actually one of the least popular in decades.
#FactCheck #Factland
🧾 But polls say otherwise:
– Fox News: 59% oppose
– Quinnipiac: 55% oppose
– Pew: 49% oppose
📉 It’s actually one of the least popular in decades.
#FactCheck #Factland
🗓️ Today is #TellTheTruthDay — a perfect moment to remember:
Facts aren’t partisan.
Lies don’t age well.
And the truth? It deserves a voice.
Follow @Factland for crowdsourced fact checks and signal boosts for reality. 🧠📢
vist.ly/3n8s8d4 #FactCheck #DisinfoWatch
Facts aren’t partisan.
Lies don’t age well.
And the truth? It deserves a voice.
Follow @Factland for crowdsourced fact checks and signal boosts for reality. 🧠📢
vist.ly/3n8s8d4 #FactCheck #DisinfoWatch
July 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🗓️ Today is #TellTheTruthDay — a perfect moment to remember:
Facts aren’t partisan.
Lies don’t age well.
And the truth? It deserves a voice.
Follow @Factland for crowdsourced fact checks and signal boosts for reality. 🧠📢
vist.ly/3n8s8d4 #FactCheck #DisinfoWatch
Facts aren’t partisan.
Lies don’t age well.
And the truth? It deserves a voice.
Follow @Factland for crowdsourced fact checks and signal boosts for reality. 🧠📢
vist.ly/3n8s8d4 #FactCheck #DisinfoWatch
“WHITE-COLLAR BLOODBATH.” “AI DOOMSDAY.”
The panic is loud. The data? Quiet.
Our latest post dives into how AI job-loss hysteria mirrors past media freakouts — and what’s really happening on the ground.
📖 vist.ly/3n8cuv3
#AI #MediaPanic #FutureOfWork #Factland
The panic is loud. The data? Quiet.
Our latest post dives into how AI job-loss hysteria mirrors past media freakouts — and what’s really happening on the ground.
📖 vist.ly/3n8cuv3
#AI #MediaPanic #FutureOfWork #Factland
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“WHITE-COLLAR BLOODBATH.” “AI DOOMSDAY.”
The panic is loud. The data? Quiet.
Our latest post dives into how AI job-loss hysteria mirrors past media freakouts — and what’s really happening on the ground.
📖 vist.ly/3n8cuv3
#AI #MediaPanic #FutureOfWork #Factland
The panic is loud. The data? Quiet.
Our latest post dives into how AI job-loss hysteria mirrors past media freakouts — and what’s really happening on the ground.
📖 vist.ly/3n8cuv3
#AI #MediaPanic #FutureOfWork #Factland
🧠 Misinformation is getting faster.
But so are we.
Factland is where human editors + smart tools sort the truth from the noise — and we show our work.
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But so are we.
Factland is where human editors + smart tools sort the truth from the noise — and we show our work.
🔍 Weekly newsletter
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📬 Subscribe: vist.ly/3n8a5nx
👁🗨 Follow for more
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July 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🧠 Misinformation is getting faster.
But so are we.
Factland is where human editors + smart tools sort the truth from the noise — and we show our work.
🔍 Weekly newsletter
🧵 Real-time fact checks
📬 Subscribe: vist.ly/3n8a5nx
👁🗨 Follow for more
But so are we.
Factland is where human editors + smart tools sort the truth from the noise — and we show our work.
🔍 Weekly newsletter
🧵 Real-time fact checks
📬 Subscribe: vist.ly/3n8a5nx
👁🗨 Follow for more
No, gas isn’t about to get 65¢ cheaper. California’s gas tax rises 1.6¢ on July 1 as part of a 2017 inflation adjustment—not a cut. Viral posts claiming a big drop are false. Check the facts before filling up.
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
No, gas isn’t about to get 65¢ cheaper. California’s gas tax rises 1.6¢ on July 1 as part of a 2017 inflation adjustment—not a cut. Viral posts claiming a big drop are false. Check the facts before filling up.
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
No, gas isn’t about to get 65¢ cheaper. California’s gas tax rises 1.6¢ on July 1 as part of a 2017 inflation adjustment—not a cut. Viral posts claiming a big drop are false. Check the facts before filling up.
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
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June 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
No, gas isn’t about to get 65¢ cheaper. California’s gas tax rises 1.6¢ on July 1 as part of a 2017 inflation adjustment—not a cut. Viral posts claiming a big drop are false. Check the facts before filling up.
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
🔗 vist.ly/3n87k6u
#factcheck
🧵THREAD: Did the Supreme Court just end birthright citizenship?
No.
Let’s break down today’s ruling—and what it does and does not mean for the 14th Amendment.
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No.
Let’s break down today’s ruling—and what it does and does not mean for the 14th Amendment.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🧵THREAD: Did the Supreme Court just end birthright citizenship?
No.
Let’s break down today’s ruling—and what it does and does not mean for the 14th Amendment.
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No.
Let’s break down today’s ruling—and what it does and does not mean for the 14th Amendment.
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1/ 🚨 Fact-Check: Did Zohran Mamdani use AI to fake his Spanish-language ad?
Some critics claimed the NYC mayoral candidate's Spanish sounded “too perfect” — suggesting he used AI to simulate fluency. But is it true? 🧵
Some critics claimed the NYC mayoral candidate's Spanish sounded “too perfect” — suggesting he used AI to simulate fluency. But is it true? 🧵
June 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1/ 🚨 Fact-Check: Did Zohran Mamdani use AI to fake his Spanish-language ad?
Some critics claimed the NYC mayoral candidate's Spanish sounded “too perfect” — suggesting he used AI to simulate fluency. But is it true? 🧵
Some critics claimed the NYC mayoral candidate's Spanish sounded “too perfect” — suggesting he used AI to simulate fluency. But is it true? 🧵
BAD NEWS #2 is live.
The press echoed alarmist claims about Iran’s nuclear threat—while downplaying their own government’s intelligence.
Sound familiar? It should.
➡️ vist.ly/3n7stxr
Fact-check the narrative. Demand better reporting.
The press echoed alarmist claims about Iran’s nuclear threat—while downplaying their own government’s intelligence.
Sound familiar? It should.
➡️ vist.ly/3n7stxr
Fact-check the narrative. Demand better reporting.
BAD NEWS #2: Reporting or Repeating? How U.S. Media Echoed Israel’s Alarm on Iran’s Nuclear Threat
Factland’s Weekly Media Criticism Newsletter
factland.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BAD NEWS #2 is live.
The press echoed alarmist claims about Iran’s nuclear threat—while downplaying their own government’s intelligence.
Sound familiar? It should.
➡️ vist.ly/3n7stxr
Fact-check the narrative. Demand better reporting.
The press echoed alarmist claims about Iran’s nuclear threat—while downplaying their own government’s intelligence.
Sound familiar? It should.
➡️ vist.ly/3n7stxr
Fact-check the narrative. Demand better reporting.