A famous waterfall in China has drawn even more attention than usual – after a video revealed that its majestic falls may be artificially supplied by a water pipe. The Yuntai Waterfall is located in Yuntai Mountain Park, a major tourist attraction in China’s north-central Henan province. The park has an AAAAA rating – the highest given to a […]
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The Viral Story About a Defendant Driving With a Suspended License Was Fake News
A Michigan man swept the internet last week after a viral video showed him attending a court hearing via Zoom after he appeared to park his car. That quickly became a national story. Should it have been? The footage, which first made the rounds on social media, showed Corey Harris calling into a hearing before […]
Columbus Humane Society says animals at shelter that went viral receiving ‘adequate care’
Pets Without Parents, a local non-profit no-kill animal shelter, was accused of unsanitary conditions and understaffing by a former employee who called it a “hell hole” in a Facebook post that gained significant online attention over the past week. Shelter officials responded to questions about the allegations by noting that the photographs don’t illustrate the […]
Chipotle’s Portion Sizes Have Gone Viral. What Could That Mean for the Stock?
The size of Chipotle’s (NYSE: CMG) portions has come under scrutiny recently thanks to a viral trend on social media app TikTok — customers have been videoing employees making their burrito bowls to make sure they were filling them properly. The start of this trend can be traced to influencer Keith Lee, who has over […]
Doctor goes viral after finding mystery goldfish in garden and keeping as pet
Reviewers with limited mobility love this viral cactus back scratcher — and it’s just $20
Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information. The tech company unleashed a makeover of its search engine in mid-May that frequently provides AI-generated summaries on top of search results. Soon after, social media users […]
Viral Utah ‘Karen’ got fired from AG’s office same day she was charged with sexual battery
ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah woman charged with sexual battery after allegedly yanking down a teenager’s miniskirt in a St. George restaurant lost her job with the state the day she was charged, documents obtained by ABC4 show. The recorded aftermath of the skirt-pulling incident went viral on TikTok. The video shows a […]
Indiana elementary teacher charged with neglect after viral video of ‘fight club’ in classroom
A teacher at an Indianapolis elementary school is accused of orchestrating and filming a fight between two 6-year-old boys inside a classroom, according to court documents. Julious Johnican is facing a charge of neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony, and is accused of failing to intervene in an altercation that occurred between the […]
We tried the viral L’Oreal Lumi ‘Glotion’ that Martha Stewart loves — here’s what it looks like on women with different skin tones
Beauty products that go viral on social media are pretty much a dime a dozen these days. Few items, however, have garnered quite as much hype as L’Oreal’s Lumi “Glotion.” Touted as a “natural glow enhancer,” this drugstore steal has more than 36,000 reviews on Amazon, millions of views on TikTok and has won over […]
Chipotle debunks viral ‘phone rule’ trend after customers complained about small portions
A viral trend has circulated online that purportedly influences Chipotle employees into giving customers larger portions. But does the alleged “phone rule” actually work? It all began when popular food blogger Keith Lee claimed that Chipotle Mexican Grill has become stingy in its portion sizes, and shared a review of his regular burrito bowl order […]
1979 Pic of Worker Fixing Antenna on World Trade Center Went Viral. Here’s the Backstory
Claim: A 1979 photograph authentically depicts a person fixing an antenna on the World Trade Center. Rating: Rating: True An image that appears to defy gravity has circulated the internet for years. Shared on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Reddit, the grainy photo shows a man wearing a red hard hat as […]