Mar 4 2019
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The “Momo Challenge,” which allegedly caused children to commit violent acts on themselves and others, turned out to…
Sep 17 2018
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Jan 26 2016
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Earlier today, a purported teaser for the fourth Evangelion movie appeared on YouTube. Loads of famous Japanese…
Jun 12 2015
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That Harvard-Stanford genius story? Kotaku has confirmed that it was a hoax, as suspected. We’ve added more to our original report.
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Jun 27 2014
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Earlier this week, a Chinese man was camping with friends in the Huairou region when he seems to have spotted a…
Jun 12 2014
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Yesterday, a tweet from what appeared to be a FIFA World Cup Twitter account said the Japanese soccer team arrived…
Jun 2 2014
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If it's happening in Asia, it must be true, right? Like the Chinese kid who scribbled on his dad's passport. Cute,…
Feb 25 2014
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BiteLabs has a modest proposal. Industrial farming is unsustainable, so why don't we grow meat in labs? And if we're…
Feb 5 2014
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The trademark application for Watch Dogs, which had been "abandoned" after a fraudulent filing earlier this week, has been reinstated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Read more
Dec 12 2013
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JackFrags is a well-known YouTuber among fans of Battlefield 4. So when he says he thinks there's a giant megalodon…
Jan 7 2013
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Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger is credited with designing the Alien (née Xenomorph) from the iconic movies and…
Dec 19 2012
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So, that viral video of the eagle snatching a baby off the ground is a confirmed fake. But this? Totally for…
Dec 13 2012
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Earlier this week, there was a report on a couple of English language sites that a U.F.O. crashed in Japan, and the…
Aug 13 2012
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Last week, torrential rain battered the Philippines. According to CNN, flooding has impacted 2.4 million people.…
Jan 28 2012
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Whether motivated by trolling or delusional wish fulfillment, some guy tossed up a page pretending to be a…
Dec 11 2011
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Yep, that DeadMau5 is a real funny fucker. To no one's surprise, the DJ revealed this afternoon he did not, in fact, …
Feb 27 2011
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The source of the stir created by a Modern Warfare-themed countdown site - believed to be announcing another sequel,…
Feb 25 2011
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Activision, the publisher of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, says a countdown website hinting at the…