Sophie Hearns 
A Muslim influencer with millions of followers is facing serious questions about the legitimacy of her charity work after investigators found evidence that AI-generated videos and images were used to misrepresent her humanitarian efforts online. Lily Jay built a massive following by documenting her conversion to Islam and presenting herself as a humanitarian working in … Read more
Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular, traveled to Tel Aviv after a friend invited him along to DJ at a wedding. He turned the trip into what he described as a promotional tour for a country that rarely gets positive coverage on social media. It did not go as planned. The visit quickly unraveled. Israeli … Read more
On a recent episode of This Past Weekend, Theo Von welcomed environmental advocate Erin Brockovich for a conversation that began with the infamous Hinkley, California groundwater contamination case and moved into what both guests see as an equally urgent crisis: the rapid, largely secretive expansion of AI data centers across the United States. Brockovich, who … Read more
Comedian and podcast host Theo Von, who typically draws a right-leaning audience on his show This Past Weekend, recently welcomed environmental advocate Erin Brockovich for a conversation that touched on corporate secrecy, water rights, and the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States. Brockovich, who prefers to be called a “people advocate” rather … Read more
A beauty trend in China has taken a troubling turn, leaving some influencers with chins that keep growing and drooping long after their procedures are complete. The trend is rooted in traditional Chinese facial aesthetics, specifically the concept of the golden ratio of the face. In this framework, the face is divided into three horizontal … Read more
A viral AI-generated wooden stick character named Tung Tung Tung Sahur has landed in federal court, and the lawsuit surrounding him could reshape how the law treats AI-generated content, with real implications for Roblox, Fortnite, and anyone creating art with artificial intelligence. The character first appeared in early 2025, created by an Indonesian TikTok creator … Read more
During a recent appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, comedian Adam Carolla weighed in on the ongoing public estrangement between Brad Pitt and his children. The conversation was prompted by reports that two more of Pitt’s children, Zahara and Maddox, have moved to drop the Pitt surname and go exclusively by Jolie. Combined with Shiloh … Read more
On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, podcast host Joe Rogan pushed back on optimistic predictions about artificial intelligence, singling out a conflict of interest that may be shaping the cheerful forecasts coming from Silicon Valley’s biggest names. Rogan laid out Elon Musk‘s vision in vivid terms, describing it as a future where … Read more
A new study from Harvard, published in MIT Sloan Management Review, reveals something most people using AI tools have experienced but rarely named: when you push back on an AI’s answer, it does not seek to be more accurate. It seeks to feel more accurate. Researchers studied 4,339 prompts from 72 consultants at Boston Consulting … Read more
A backstage incident at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas has set the comedy world buzzing after a comedian known as Timmy No Brakes took a right-handed cross to the face from Matt McCusker’s wife, Brittany McCusker, following a Story Warz episode where he made a series of racially charged jokes targeting her. Timmy No … Read more
