Fall Preview Television

‘Reaper,’ 9/25: Remember those zippy, funny, butt-kicking fantasy shows that used to air on the old WB network, like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Charmed”? This is one of those shows, so “Buffy” fanatics, set your TiVos now. On his 21st birthday, a listless electronics-store drone named Sam (Bret Harrison) learns that his parents—oops—sold his soul to the Devil way back before he was born. Now Lucifer (Ray Wise, who played Laura Palmer’s killer dad on “Twin Peaks”) is here to collect, and he wants Sam to take on a second job as a kind of purgatorial bounty hunter: Sam’s task is to hunt down escapees from hell....

January 4, 2023 · 4 min · 835 words · Phillip Matteucci

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January 3, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Leah Holm

Faceplanting Owl Leaves Internet In Stitches We Ve All Had Those Days

The video was posted to TikTok on Thursday by Trent Shrader (@drtrentshrader), a 31-year-old veterinarian in Omaha, Nebraska. So far, the post has received more than 3 million views and over 426,000 likes, proving that people love watching animal videos. As it turns out, there are a few scientific reasons as to why humans enjoy animal videos so much. “The cute image delivers the brain a minuscule blast of dopamine, working the same chemical reward system activated by drugs like cocaine,” CBC News reported....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 425 words · Tina Simone

Fact Check Are Elections In Georgia And Other States Still Counting Votes Overseen By Democrats As Trump Said

Among the statements under scrutiny following the president’s Thursday night remarks were those related to elections officials in key battleground states where races have not yet been called. Trump specifically claimed election procedures in those states “are run, in all cases, by Democrats.” The Claim Suggesting that the recent upturn in swing-state votes favoring Joe Biden were rooted in a Democratic plot to “steal” the presidency, Trump said that Democrats oversee election proceedings in states that continued to tabulate ballots Thursday night....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · Wanda Huynh

Fact Check Are Fox News Daytime Ratings Collapsing As Trump Claims

Focused as he is on ratings, Trump on Thursday tweeted a claim that Fox News’ daytime ratings are collapsing. The Claim “.@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews!” Trump tweeted on November 12, 2020....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 427 words · Patricia Veach

Fact Check Did China Blur Out World Cup Crowds To Hide Maskless Fans

The approach, known as “dynamic zero COVID,” has kept deaths low but at the cost of its economy, with recently reported discontent spreading across the country Since the start of the soccer World Cup, rumors have began circulating that non mask-wearing spectators and unrestrained fan celebrations have been “blurred” out of Chinese state TV broadcasts of the competition, in an attempt to quell domestic frustrations. The Claim A tweet, posted on November 23, 2022 by the @WallStreetSIlver account, claimed that “Chinese media” has blurred spectators at the FIFA World Cup because “They don’t want Chinese people to know that people in other countries don’t wear masks anymore …”...

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 696 words · Amy Andrews

Fact Check Did Joe Biden S School Football Coach Play At Michigan

Biden’s habit of slipping on words and simple, easily-verifiable facts has earned him a self-acknowledged “gaffe machine” status, seized upon by critics and opponents who question his competency. Just this week, addressing an audience in Michigan, the president made reference to his college football days in Delaware with a biographical detail that some observers have cast doubt over. The Claim During a speech in Bay City, Michigan, made on November 29, 2022, President Joe Biden stated that “my college football coach played at Michigan....

January 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1259 words · Lila Raines

Fact Check Did Study Prove Google Censors Republicans In Key Senate Races

Republicans have long accused “big tech” firms of censoring conservatives, and a report released Tuesday accused Google of giving Democratic Senate campaigns higher placements on its search ranking than GOP campaigns. It alleged the search platform “suppresses” Republican campaigns in key states that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. The report gained traction after Donald Trump Jr. shared it on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. “When the Republicans take The House this better be on the top of their list of things to fix....

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 811 words · Lilly Golden

Fact Check Does Video Show Japan Fans Dropping Trash After World Cup Loss

It has been said in the past by Japanese supporters that they tidy up after a game as a sign of respect, and the nation’s players do similarly in the locker room, leaving it looking pristine, as FIFA’s official Twitter account testified to. Previously fans have been pictured walking along the rows in the stadium with garbage bags in hand, ensuring that all wrappers and pieces of trash are accounted for....

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 686 words · Patricia Sunderman

Fact Check Is Genshin Impact In The Same Universe As Honkai Impact 3Rd

miHoYo CEO Haoyu Cai once stated the following in regards to why the company wanted to create Genshin Impact: That quote can be seen in the video excerpt down below. Genshin Impact is in the same universe as Honkai Impact 3rd This video contains all the relevant information regarding the two games’ connection to one another. Essentially, both titles take place in a centralized universe known as the Honkai Universe....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 418 words · David Horabik

Fact Check Kim Dotcom S Claim Ukraine Defense Chief Wore Swastika Bracelet

Kim Dotcom, the German-Finnish founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, tweeted about General Valerii Zaluzhnyi on his Twitter account on Sunday, with the post subsequently shared thousands of times by other users. Dotcom is currently fighting extradition to America after the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) branded Megaupload a “worldwide criminal organization” that was directly responsible for $500 million worth of copyright breaches. But Dotcom, who was born Kim Schmitz and now lives in New Zealand, argues that he was not responsible for how others used the platform....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 892 words · Robert Doig

Fact Check Was National Guard Called For Trump Protests But Not Others As Boebert Says

On January 4, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller approved a request from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to deploy the D.C. National Guard to support local authorities during the demonstrations. This anticipatory move comes after protests in November and December led to “a large influx of participants, violence and criminal activity,” the mayor said in her request to Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard (DCNG)....

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 651 words · Sherry Ota

Factcheck.Org Gas Relief Plans That Won T Work

President Bush took another tack, dusting off a couple of golden oldies that he said would help halt the escalation in motorists’ costs: allowing companies to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and encouraging construction of more refineries. But opening up ANWR would lead to a negligible bump in world oil supply, and would provide barely five percent of what the U.S. consumes today. The spigot wouldn’t even be fully opened until the mid 2020’s – if Congress acts now, which isn’t at all likely....

January 3, 2023 · 11 min · 2216 words · Shirley Burmside

Fake Fb Wall Mario Balotelli Vents His Frustration On Facebook

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January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 17 words · Mary Chalmers

Fake Fb Wall Ms Dhoni Decides To Quit

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January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 15 words · Elisabeth Phillips

Fake Fornite Apps Are Attempting To Spy On Android Gamers

A report by top10vpn.com has found that over 20% of apps claiming to be related to the game could be spying on you by asking for permissions and access to your phone before launching the app. These apps are taking advantage of the huge wave of interest generated by the free-to-play game to draw unsuspecting users into downloading an application that could be spying on you, filling your phone with adware and even contain direct malware or scams....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 219 words · Alan Cardenas

Falcons Calvin Ridley Defends Himself On Twitter After Nfl Gambling Suspension I Bet 1 500 Total

The Falcons wide receiver was handed a year-long suspension on Monday, with the NFL banning Ridley for a year after it was discovered that he had gambled on games during his time away from the field earlier in the year. While the Falcons wideout was away from the game due to mental health issues, he also maintained radio silence on the Tweet Machine while he was away from the field....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Amelia Durrett

Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout Tips For Airtime Round

RELATED: Games You Should Play If You Like Fall Guys One of these new modes is a survival game called Air Time, a challenging competition to see which players can stay in an elevated score zone long enough to rack up a certain amount of points. With a variety of traps, narrow platforms, and zany obstacles to navigate, Air Time can be a tricky mode to survive without some helpful tips....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 1014 words · Darlene Yates

Fall Guys What Made The Game Fall So Hard

There was a massive outrage when this game came out, because at that point of time, the quarantine was getting to almost everyone in the world. Fall Guys offered a different type of a social interaction. However, their fame was short-lived. People have been claiming that Among Us killed Fall Guys. But was that the case? What happened to Fall Guys? There are a few good reasons why Fall Guys failed....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 378 words · Melba Lanzilotta

Fall Guys Medieval Season 2 Revealed At Gamescom 2020

Geoff Keighley, host of Opening Night Live and creator of The Game Awards, teased Gamescom’s Fall Guys Season 2 reveal last week and hyped it up throughout the two-hour show. Lead Designer Joe Walsh said the team at Mediatonic is still putting the finishing touches on development, but Season 2 will include new costumes and rounds; which is good considering many players have begun optimizing even tricky minigames like Slime Climb....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 366 words · Jennifer Hanley