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Truthdiggers of the Week: Skeptics of Obama’s Syrian Weapons Claims

BLANK Sep 1, 2013 This week we honor those who retain their commitment to truth in the face of easy answers, incomplete reporting and official misinformation, such as former Rep. Dennis Kucinich.Amid lingering but narrowing uncertainty about what happened in Ghouta, we honor those who remain skeptical of power in all its forms and sympathetic to the welfare of others. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

California Students’ Social Media Being Stalked

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2013 As if the NSA spying on our every move weren’t enough, now kids have to watch what they say online in and out of school. Some 13,000 middle and high school students in Southern California will have their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts scrutinized by social media monitoring service Geo Listening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rue the Day: Fox News Celebrates Dogs Rather Than Women’s Equality

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2013 Although the rest of the media chose to honor women Monday, the conservative TV network decided canines were more deserving of the spotlight. The animal holiday is meant to raise awareness about mistreatment, but Fox spent most of its time blathering about the adorability of man's best friend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Government Has No Business Defining What ‘Reporter’ Means

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 Some members of Congress are trying to decide what determines a journalist's authenticity; NSA agents are spying on their ex-lovers; meanwhile, honey was found in Egyptian tombs, perfectly preserved. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Missing: The L.A. Times’ Provocateur Extraordinaire

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 No, I don’t know what’s going on with the Los Angeles Times’ love-him-or-hate-him TJ Simers, whose sports column has disappeared from the paper since June 2, when he staged a free throw shooting contest between his grown daughter, Kelly Nielsen, and NBA star Dwight Howard Simers, whose sports column has disappeared from the paper in June after he staged a free throw shooting contest with Dwight Howard. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

As the World Warms, More Americans Put Their Heads in the Sand

BLANK Aug 26, 2013 Even as scientists report a consensus of certainty that human activity fuels global warming, polls show fewer Americans now believe so. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Get ‘Herblock’ Before It’s Gone

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Aug 26, 2013 We quickly learn in "Herblock: The Black & the White" that the legendary political cartoonist of The Washington Post never married, never learned to drive a car and generally ate both lunch and dinner in the Post's cafeteria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Love It or Leave It?

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Aug 25, 2013 Journalism is often a form of priestcraft. If human victims are required on the pyramids of sacrifice, a mob of journalists is always ready to slip on priestly robes while reaching for the knives. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

‘Literally’ Is Literally Old News

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 The Oxford English Dictionary now includes a common yet incorrect usage of the word "literally." The entry states the word can be employed “for emphasis rather than being actually true.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Details Emerge About Michael Hastings’ Death

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 When journalist Michael Hastings died in a car accident in Los Angeles early on the morning of June 18, he left a trail of questions in his wake. On Tuesday, L.A. officials -- along with his family -- finally had some answers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.K. Punishes Glenn Greenwald by Detaining His Boyfriend Under Terrorism Law

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 19, 2013 In a naked effort to intimidate and inconvenience Glenn Greenwald, who first reported the Edward Snowden leaks, authorities in the U.K. detained his partner, David Miranda, for nearly nine hours Sunday while Miranda traveled from Europe to the couple's home in Rio de Janeiro. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Laura Poitras

BLANK Aug 19, 2013 Documentary filmmaker and government surveillance reporter Laura Poitras is a model for a new generation of investigative journalists bent on protecting their sources while uncovering government wrongdoing.The documentary filmmaker and government surveillance reporter is a model for a new generation of journalists bent on protecting their sources while uncovering government wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )