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Idris Elba is asking the public to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. A day after revealing he tested positive for the deadly disease, the 47-year-old English actor posted videos condemning some of the coronavirus myths he’s read online—specifically, the “stupid” claims that black people cannot be infected. “Thank you to everyone that’s shown a lot of support … Something that’s […]
Donald Trump is facing mounting backlash over the way he and his administration have handled the coronavirus pandemic. The president has been accused of downplaying the severity of the deadly disease, as well as refusing to take responsibility for the government’s incompetent response. Among the the biggest criticisms Trump has faced in recent weeks stems from the 2018 […]
CureVac, a German biotech company that also has a branch in Boston, is working on a vaccine to COVID-19 and hopes to have it ready “perhaps before autumn.” Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, mentioned the company during an update on the coronavirus pandemic and provided the “autumn” projection for a vaccine. She […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that he’s considering issuing a “shelter in place” order for all New York City residents, as the spread of coronavirus continues to grow, The Hill reports. His decision will reportedly be made in the next 48 hours. “We’re absolutely considering that,” de Blasio told CNN’s New Day when asked about the […]
Young Thug has waded into misguided coronavirus conspiracy theory waters. Late Monday night, Thugger shared a photo of a passage from the Holy Bible (Good News Translation), specifically highlighting a passage about rain and locusts and evil and whatnot that has been shared by others in response to news earlier this month about locusts in East Africa and […]
The participants of Big Brother in Germany are in for a shock while the network airing the reality show is in for a ratings boom because the entire cast is completely unaware of how coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the entire world, The Guardian reports. A majority of the 14 men and women competing in the show’s 13th season have been oblivious to what is going on in […]
The coronavirus has forced the government to make Americans start social distancing themselves from each other to prevent the spread of the virus. Yet, some people still want to party and enjoy themselves despite these measures. These actions don’t sit well with Hilary Duff. Duff took to her IG Stories where she attacked “young millennial assholes” […]
Florida Republican Marco Rubio somehow found a way to become the subject of some passionate roasting on Monday. Indeed, despite “marshall law” not being an actual thing, Rubio took to the tweets to urge everyone to cease “spreading stupid rumors” about it. “COMPLETELY FALSE,” he declared, presumably in an attempt to reference anyone who was claiming […]
A recklessly unfortunate side effect of ongoing COVID-19 fears is the rapid spread of reckless misinformation and impassioned (but no less reckless) breakdowns of conspiracy theories. As your Twitter timeline has likely informed you by now, the latest public figure to engage in the latter is Keri Hilson. Her conspiracy theory of choice is centered around an […]
Unsurprisingly, Starz made the decision last week to pull the plug “for now “on the production of two Power spinoffs due to the continued concerns surrounding COVID-19. Now, Power executive producer 50 Cent has addressed the work halt, claiming in his brief statement on the matter that the two series—Power Book II: Ghost and Power […]
