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relationship rumors Apr. 6, 2023

Reese Witherspoon Is Absolutely Not Dating Tom BradyAccording to their reps, they haven’t even met, okay?

By Danielle Cohen

drama Dec. 9, 2022

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Something Navy?After wild rumors about a divorce and embezzlement scandal, it turns out influencer Arielle Charnas’s lifestyle brand is simply not doing well.

By Danielle Cohen

celebrity Oct. 24, 2022

Travis Scott Denies Cheating on Kylie JennerBut model Rojean Kar says otherwise.

By Danielle Cohen

lea michele Sept. 1, 2022

Yes, Lea Michele Can ReadAnd saying that she can’t is sexist, she told the New York Times.

By Bindu Bansinath

celebrity July 27, 2022

Nicole Shanahan Denies Having an Affair With Elon MuskHer lawyer called the WSJ story an “outright lie.”

By Danielle Cohen

rumors June 15, 2022

No, Zendaya Is Not PregnantTikTok yet again manages to spread chaos and misinformation.

By Danielle Cohen

rumors Apr. 17, 2022

Why Did Everyone Think Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Broke Up?Louis Pisano has apologized for his “reckless tweets.”

By Mia Mercado

rumors Mar. 30, 2022

Please Do Not Ask Issa Rae If She’s Pregnant“Let a b*tch eat drink and be merry,” she tweeted.

By Danielle Cohen

rumors Nov. 9, 2021

Pete Davidson, You TeaseHe alluded to his rumored romance with Kim Kardashian West during a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers.

By Mia Mercado

buckle up Jan. 4, 2021

There’s Already So Much Good Celebrity Gossip This YearA hot new couple alert, an influencer baby-name feud, and so much more.

By Claire Lampen

rumors Apr. 6, 2020

Jake Gyllenhaal Denies Staring at Jake Gyllenhaal All DayDespite reports, the actor does not live in a Jake Gyllenhaal museum of his own making.

By Madeleine Aggeler

celebrity Dec. 20, 2019

Jessica Biel Is Apparently Still Pissed at Justin TimberlakeA month after he was seen holding hands with his co-star, and a few weeks after his public apology.

By Marie Lodi

rumors Sept. 25, 2019

Brad Pitt Is Now ‘Not Dating’ a Holistic HealerAfter months of not dating an MIT professor.

By Madeleine Aggeler

yikes July 26, 2019

Is Diddy Dating His Son’s Ex-Girlfriend?Awkward.

By Madeleine Aggeler

keeping up with the royals June 11, 2019

Is Meghan Markle Editing British Vogue?Us Weekly seems to think so.

By Sarah Spellings

breakups Feb. 19, 2019

Are Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Really Over?He allegedly cheated on Khloe with Kylie Jenner’s best friend.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

celebrity couples Sept. 21, 2018

It Sounds Like Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Might Actually Be MarriedHere’s everything we know — or think we know — about their rumored marriage.

By Amanda Arnold

rumors Aug. 6, 2018

Anna Wintour Responds Directly to Retirement Rumors“Respect it, please.”

By Sarah Spellings

rumors June 15, 2018

Beyoncé’s Fans Think She Could Be PregnantThe Bey Hive has spoken.

By Sarah Spellings

rumors June 14, 2018

Bill Cosby and His Wife Are Not Getting Divorced, According to His Rep“There are no issues in the marriage.”

By Amanda Arnold

drake’s baby May 31, 2018

Report: Drake Has Been Financially Supporting the Mother of His Alleged SonPusha-T was wrong about Drake, say sources close to Drake.

By Jasmine Sanders

drake’s baby May 30, 2018

Everything We Know About Drake’s Rumored BabyIs Drake a daddy?

By Amanda Arnold

dating rumors May 9, 2018

Is Donald Trump Jr. Dating a Fox News Host?They’ve reportedly been seeing each other for a few weeks.

By Amanda Arnold

met gala 2018 May 6, 2018

Celebs Apparently Don’t Think the Met Gala Is ‘an Enjoyable Evening’One source described the event as “the Mean Girls of galas.”

By Amanda Arnold

power Apr. 12, 2018

National Enquirer Reportedly Paid to Quash Rumor of Trump Love ChildThe National Enquirer allegedly paid a doorman $30,000 to keep quiet about a rumor that Trump fathered a child with one of his former employees.

By Madeleine Aggeler

rumors Apr. 2, 2018

Vogue Says There’s ‘Zero Truth’ to Rumor That Anna Wintour Is Out at Condé NastRumors are swirling that Vogue’s longtime editor-in-chief could be on her way out.

By Amanda Arnold

media Feb. 1, 2018

Mika Brzezinski Throws Michael Wolff Off Show Over Nikki Haley Affair RumorsThe Fire and Fury author had previously inferred that Haley was having an affair with the president.

By Gabriella Paiella

rumors Jan. 27, 2018

Melania Trump’s Spokesperson Is Fed Up with Rumors of Marital StrifeShe calls the reports “flat-out false.”

By Amanda Arnold

rumors Jan. 11, 2018

Katie Roiphe Says She Wasn’t Going to Out the Person Behind the Media Men ListThe writer weighed in on the Harper’s controversy.

By Gabriella Paiella

food baby Dec. 31, 2017

Kendall Jenner Just Likes Bagels, Okay?Nothing wrong with that.

By Amanda Arnold

rumors Sept. 27, 2017

Tom Cruise Did Not Wear a Fake Butt in Valkyrie, Says Tom CruiseThe actor denies the rumors of a butt prosthetic.

By Gabriella Paiella

rumors Aug. 7, 2017

Katy Perry and Robert Pattinson Are Kind of, Maybe, Possibly a ThingAccording to TMZ.

By Allie Jones

rumors Apr. 27, 2017

There’s Reportedly Some Therapy-Dog Drama Going Down at VogueHere’s a fun rumor involving a Vogue editor and a therapy dog.

By Gabriella Paiella

Apr. 5, 2017

Why Education (Sometimes) Protects People From Conspiracy TheorizingTwo new experiments dig into the complicated interplay between education and susceptibility to fake news.

By Jesse Singal

rumors Feb. 6, 2017

Virgil Abloh Reportedly in Talks With Givenchy About Succeeding Riccardo TisciInteresting.

By Véronique Hyland

political psychology Jan. 27, 2017

This is a Great Psychological Framework for Understanding How Fake News SpreadsIt’s way more complicated than “some people are dumb or ignorant.” We’re all capable of believing wacky stuff.

By Jesse Singal

rumors Jan. 11, 2017

The Sheer Perfection of Donald Trump’s Golden ShowerDid he hire Russian hookers to pee on a bed? Who cares?

By Maureen O'Connor

Nov. 8, 2016

Why Everyone’s Passing Around Meaningless Election Day AnecdotesThere’s a deep-seated psychological tendency that could be explaining the frantic nature of social media today.

By Jesse Singal

political psychology Sept. 25, 2016

Maybe There’s Some Hope for Political Fact-checking After AllNew research suggests that we shouldn’t be overly gloomy about the potential for fact-checking to correct people’s political misperceptions.

By Jesse Singal

rumors July 13, 2016

How Hopeless Should We Feel About Internet Rumormongering?In the long run, there could be a way to shape social norms so people think twice before retweeting crazy stuff.

By Jesse Singal

rumors May 12, 2016

Katy Perry Is Not About ‘Dumb Conspiracy’It’s like celebrity Mad Libs.

By Hilary Weaver

political psychology Aug. 12, 2015

People Aren’t Suspicious of Things Labeled ‘Conspiracy Theories’Yet another reason they are hard to debunk.

By Jesse Singal

conspiracy theories Aug. 7, 2015

Here’s a Cool Conspiracy Theory About Ted Cruz“We’ve already decided. At the last retreat … we already decided.”

By Jesse Singal

rumors July 31, 2015

The Noble Futility of the Twitter Fact-checkerIt’s a lonely, uphill battle.

By Jesse Singal

rumors July 27, 2015

BuzzFeed Helped Spread Sandra Bland RumorsIt’s not a good idea to broadcast questionable theories to 2 million people without putting them in context.

By Jesse Singal

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