AUGUST 30, 2023

Full News Archive

• Headline: Disinformation Amidst Natural Disasters. Impact: The spread of misinformation could create a future where climate change deniers and conspiracy theorists start a new cult, believing that natural disasters are just Mother Nature's way of 'spicing things up' for social media.. Fact: Isn't it funny how ‘falsehoods’ are now just a synonym for ‘things people didn’t bother to fact-check’?.
• Headline: Mark Thompson Helped Steady 2 News Outlets. Can He Do the Same at CNN?. Impact: If Thompson manages to stabilize CNN, it could lead to a bizarre future where news anchors are replaced by calm robotic voices, reading headlines while sipping herbal tea, thus revolutionizing the concept of 'breaking news'.. Fact: Rumor has it that every time CNN stabilizes, a conspiracy theory dies. Guess we can't have that now, can we?.
• Headline: Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead. Impact: If inflation continues to ease, we might eventually reach a point where people can afford to buy avocado toast without a second job. This could lead to a generation of millennials who actually own houses…and the horror that follows.. Fact: Economists say watching inflation is like watching paint dry, except it costs you money in the meantime..