When Elon Musk gave two Nazi-style salutes the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) came to the billionaire’s defense, saying it was just an “awkward gesture.” But Musk clearly doesn’t have the same kind of affection for the ADL. “The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate […]
Despite Online MAGA Freakout About Her Jeans, Sydney Sweeney’s New Movie Bombs
A couple of weeks ago, American Eagle launched a new ad campaign for its blue jeans line that featured actress Sydney Sweeney. In one of the ads, Sweeney weirdly broached the topic of genetics (she said, and I quote: “genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and […]
How to Check If That ‘Deleted’ Tweet Is Real
It happens almost every day. A screenshot of a social media post from a prominent figure like Elon Musk or Donald Trump goes viral because it demonstrates just how stupid these men really are. But sometimes it sounds too good to be true. You go to check X or Truth Social yourself and it’s not […]
The Viral Fall of Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot
Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were unknown to most of the world just a few days ago. Now, they’ve lost their privacy, and possibly much more, thanks to a viral moment at a Coldplay concert that social media turned into a global spectacle. For anyone who has been on another planet for the past 72 […]
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is as Gross as You Might Expect
Kolin Koltai, a researcher at the Netherlands-based investigative outlet Bellingcat, recently discovered that X users were using the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok, to undress women in photos that they had uploaded to the platform. While the bot rejects prompts that ask to make people entirely nude, it’s willing to walk right up to the line […]
That Viral Trump Tweet About Impeaching Presidents if the Dow Drops Is Fake
President Donald Trump announced extremely high tariffs on goods coming from virtually every country around the world Wednesday, sending global markets into the toilet. The Dow was down over 1,600 points Thursday and a tweet that appeared to come from Trump has gone viral in the wake of the president’s inexplicable actions to crater the […]
Elon Musk’s AI Company xAI Buys Elon Musk’s Social Media Platform X
Elon Musk announced Friday that his company xAI is buying X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal. The transaction values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, according to CNBC. “xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X […]
Advertisers Finally Return to X in Effort to Cozy Up to Trump Administration
After Elon Musk bought Twitter and changed its name to X, advertisers left in droves due to the harmful and hateful content that Musk allowed to proliferate on the platform. Nothing has changed about the content—if anything, it’s getting worse—but the brands are coming back, according to Bloomberg, because suddenly their money might purchase them […]
Acting Head of SEC Was Only Commissioner Who Didn’t Vote to Sue Elon Musk
Just before Donald Trump took office in January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly held a vote on whether the agency would sue Elon Musk for alleged violations of securities law related to his purchase of Twitter. According to Reuters, four commissioners—three Democrats and one Republican—voted to move forward with legal action against Musk. […]
Elon Musk Claims X Outage From ‘Massive Cyberattack’ Without Providing Evidence
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been suffering from outages all day Monday. And owner Elon Musk has finally said what’s behind it. Well, what he thinks is behind it. The billionaire oligarch says X is being hit with a “major cyberattack,” though he didn’t present any evidence to back up […]