Treasury Department may have broken federal ethics law with Trump retweet

The Treasury Department may have violated federal ethics laws by retweeting a Twitter post written by President Donald Trump on Wednesday which celebrated Republican congressional election victories Tuesday night. The tweet in question was published at 8.30am, part of one of the president’s typical early morning social media rushes, and touted the electoral wins as … Read more

YouTube adds fact-checking links to controversial videos

After announcing its intent to do so back in March, YouTube is following up on a promise to add fact-checking links to controversial videos. In particular, it will be adding fact-checking links to uploads that relate to or have inspired conspiracy theories. YouTube now links to sites such as Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica in order to … Read more

Hundreds of Instagram users’ accounts have been hacked

A number of people are reporting a strange Instagram hack: after being logged out of their account, a user gets a message that their username doesn’t exist. The photo and handle are changed, as are the phone number and email address associated with the account. The new email address belongs to a .ru domain. Hundreds … Read more

Reese Witherspoon Just Revealed Her Body Double—and She Looks Just Like The Actress

Let’s be honest: There are a lot of stunt doubles out there who look nothing like the actors they’re impersonating. Sometimes it’s so obvious, you can even tell the difference during a movie scene. But that’s not true in Reese Witherspoon’s case. This week, the “Legally Blonde” star took to social media to show off … Read more

An Adorable Koala Heading For A New Zoo Got Its Own Seat On An Airplane

Who you sit near on an airplane is luck of the draw, but how would you feel if you found out you were going to be neighboring a koala? Last week, an Australian koala boarded a Eurowings flight from Dusseldorf, Germany to Edinburgh, Scotland. Koalas are highly strung animals, so this bear got VIP treatment with … Read more