The new (scientifically proven!) way to get fit: Pokémon Go, if you stick with it; Yes, #Repealthe19th trended — but not for the reasons you think; Nine meme-based Halloween costume ideas that aren’t ‘Ken Bone’; Was this YouTube video showing an abducted woman a hoax, or something much worse?; Facebook has repeatedly trended fake news since firing its human editors; The Reply All podcast is letting anyone call them for 48 hours. They’re not sure why.; America needed a hero. Kenneth Bone answered the call.; A short history of famous people talking about the memes they became;
 
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The new (scientifically proven!) way to get fit: Pokémon Go, if you stick with it
A new study finds Pokémon Go got sedentary players out of the house — but only for a little bit.
Yes, #Repealthe19th trended — but not for the reasons you think
Outrage over the hashtag seemed to drive #Repealthe19th to trend on Twitter.
 
Nine meme-based Halloween costume ideas that aren’t ‘Ken Bone’
Picking a Halloween costume from the Internet is not as easy as it looks.
 
Was this YouTube video showing an abducted woman a hoax, or something much worse?
Nearly a million people tried to determine if the woman tied up on the bathroom floor was a 15-year-old girl who'd gone missing in Wisconsin.
 
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Facebook has repeatedly trended fake news since firing its human editors
Parody stories, news releases, 9/11 conspiracies — they've all been promoted by Facebook Trending since the algorithms took over.
 
The Reply All podcast is letting anyone call them for 48 hours. They’re not sure why.
48 hours, more than 50,000 phone calls and two very tired podcast hosts.
 
America needed a hero. Kenneth Bone answered the call.
Debate participant Ken Bone was like the "human version of a hug," one fan said.
 
The secret network of political tweeters making debate memes go viral
A killer #election tweet doesn't come out of the blue. It's boosted by lots of people.
 
A short history of famous people talking about the memes they became
"I thought it would be the death of rickrolling.” He was wrong.
 
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