Man-Made Misinformation

BuzzFeed News / Getty Images On May 30th, Empty Lighthouse Magazine published an article with an alarming headline: “Why Did Trump Get Millions Of Twitter Bots To Follow Him This Week?” The story, which was picked up by dozens of publications including Newsweek and Perez Hilton claimed that the President’s personal account gained 5 million […]

Dubai Set to Build $1.7 Billion Man-Made Island

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Dubai is adding 2 more man-made islands

Steve Crisp/Reuters Dubai is considered one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and this week officials announced the destination will soon be growing again — this time with two new man-made islands from the same global investment company that has bankrolled other projects in town. The islands, which will flank the sail-shaped Burj […]

‘No such thing’ as man-made islands in South China Sea, says Beijing

There’s “no such thing” as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, Beijing said on Thursday, adding that all construction work presently underway in the area is for civilian purposes only, including some “necessary defensive facilities.” Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the resource-rich South China Sea, through which an estimated $ […]