Mark Hay

Mark Hay is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. His work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, Forbes.com, VICE, and dozens of other outlets.

FALSE FLAG

This Porn Star Is Haunted by Bogus Sex Trafficking Rumors

Nicole Doshi’s career is taking off. One obstacle: wannabe saviors who keep screaming that she needs to be rescued.

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BANANAS

The Very Alive Woman Conspiracy Nuts Say Died of Monkeypox

“I don’t even know what to say to people who say I’m dead.”

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PROTECT THE ANIMALS

COVID Truthers’ New Martyr Is a Gorilla Mom Named Martha

This might be the most surprising—and bogus—animal-rights freakout ever.

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BATTER UP

Monkeypox Is Here and COVID Truthers Are Losing It

Hundreds of cases and chatter about vaccines has sent conspiracy theorists into a full-on meltdown.

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KEEP IT GOING

COVID Truthers Have Found a New ‘Pandemic’ to Panic About

As the coronavirus crisis shows (some) signs of waning, the people who tried to argue it was all part of a sinister government plot are pivoting to a new boogeyman.

Mark Hay

Mark Hay

This Porn Star Is Haunted by Bogus Sex Trafficking Rumors

The Very Alive Woman Conspiracy Nuts Say Died of Monkeypox

COVID Truthers’ New Martyr Is a Gorilla Mom Named Martha

Monkeypox Is Here and COVID Truthers Are Losing It

COVID Truthers Have Found a New ‘Pandemic’ to Panic About

Sleazy American Dating Coach Becomes Putin Shill in Ukraine

Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theorists Make Ukraine All About Them

White Nationalists Are Tearing Each Other Apart Over Ukraine

Why Anti-Vaxxers Are Obsessed With Photos of ‘Jelly’ Blood

The Shady Site That Shows Anti-Vaxxers Will Believe Anything