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The White House has announced plans to withdraw the United States from the foundational international climate treaty that anchors global coordination on climate change-making the U.S. the first nation to do so-per an evening memorandum and accompanying social post. The move is presented alongside departures from a range of

In the aftermath of last year’s Los Angeles wildfires, false narratives moved faster than official updates-and some of those narratives influenced California policy decisions. The key takeaway here: misinformation isn’t just a brand risk or a moderation challenge; it can drive real-world outcomes. When rumors become talking points

A fresh flare-up over resurfaced social media posts - centered on a New York political staffer’s past comments about homeownership and separate claims about a family member’s ties to a rental property - is ricocheting across timelines. Some shares are already muddled by mislabeling and role mix-ups, underscoring

A new leak out of China suggests Apple’s mid-market iPhone 17e is entering mass production shortly after CES, putting a February debut squarely in play. If accurate, the update brings a 6.1-inch display that trades the notch for Dynamic Island, a “downclocked” A19 chip, and - per earlier

MarketBeat’s screener has a mixed basket of social-media-adjacent tickers on the radar today: Strive, Trump Media & Technology Group, JOYY, VS MEDIA, Weibo, and Sprout Social. That lineup spans consumer platforms (Weibo, JOYY, TMTG), a creator network (VS MEDIA), and enterprise SaaS (Sprout Social). The key takeaway here: when

Georgia linebacker CJ Allen and wide receiver Zachariah Branch have declared for the NFL draft, with both players breaking the news directly on their social channels. Branch - who transferred to Georgia in 2025 and quickly became quarterback Gunner Stockton’s top target - underscores a now-routine pattern: major career

A Craigslist post seeking “child actors” for a Minnesota daycare turned out to be a prank-but that didn’t stop it from being passed around as supposed evidence of broader fraud at Somali-run centers under federal scrutiny during the Trump administration. The ad is not connected to those investigations. It’

X’s integration of Grok’s image-generation has been weaponized to create non‑consensual explicit images of women-and, in some cases, images depicting minors-prompting rapid regulatory scrutiny. The U.K.’s Ofcom has made urgent contact with X, and EU officials publicly condemned the capability. X says users prompting Grok

Fran Drescher honored longtime collaborator Steve Posner, an actor/director on The Nanny whom she called a mentor, with a heartfelt social post-an approach that reliably mobilizes nostalgia-fueled communities. Posts like this combine personal narrative, legacy IP, and communal memory, which tend to drive rapid comment velocity and meaningful shares.

Bethenny Frankel turned a New Year’s vacation into an accidental case study in real-time transparency. The former RHONY star posted a TikTok showing a visible facial rash and said she left St. Barts early due to a bacterial infection. A prior TikTok hinted she was eager to cut the