Imagine waking up on a dream vacation, the Mediterranean sun just beginning to peek over the horizon, only to have your peace shattered by the blaring, distorted voice of a stranger over the ship’s intercom. That was the surreal and unsettling reality for passengers aboard the MSC Divina last Thursday morning. At around 6:30 a.m., as the vessel was navigating the stretch of sea between Marmaris, Turkey, and Naples, Italy, a group of six young adults decided that their idea of a “prank” involved terrorizing an entire ship of sleeping travelers. They managed to gain unauthorized access to the vessel’s…

In the quiet town of Erie, Colorado, rumors have a way of catching fire faster than the truth. Recently, a wave of misinformation swept through local social media regarding the “Draco Pad,” a controversial oil and gas project currently in the works. The spark for this latest round of public anxiety was a scheduled September 24 hearing by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC). Many community members took to the internet, convinced that a requested amendment to the drilling plan signaled that SM Energy—the operator behind the project—was quietly backing out of a high-profile agreement to purchase the…