Word: fakeness
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...comment was certainly a political faux pas, a study by the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business seems to confirm his opinion. Subjects who perceived Obama as lighter were more likely to vote for him; the results were confirmed by similar study with a control, fake candidate...
...preview the newspaper’s take on his legal dispute with the founders of a rival social network ConnectU, which eventually ended in a $65 million settlement. In another article, Business Insider charged Zuckerberg with hacking into ConnectU accounts in order to ridicule the ConnectU founders (by creating fake profiles that mocked one of them as "WASP-y") and deactivating some 20 accounts in an attempt to reduce competition...
...small size and sociable layout make it feel like a big family. The House staff is unbeatable and extremely popular. New House Masters Nicholas and Erika are very well-liked and known for occasional mischief (such as dressing up in a Pfolar bear suit and attacking a fake Kirklandite to celebrate Pfoho's victory over Kirkland in the House Life Survey). Other notable House figures include “Super” Mario, the beloved building manager and the Harry-Potter-esque House Elves...
...Only a few months afterward, Chalor Kerdthes, the police officer who had headed the initial investigation and handed over the fake gems to Saudi Arabia, was arrested by Thai police and charged with ordering the murders of the jeweler's wife and son. The high-ranking police officer fought the charges until the Thai Supreme Court upheld his death sentence in October 2009. Chalor remains in prison, where he has put together a band and recorded a Thai cover of Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock." Chalor has maintained his innocence, telling the Times of London, "Not all people in jail...
...fake blood and traded insults of World Wrestling Entertainment are intended to excite fans with their dramatic likeness, but it is UFC’s actual fighting, real pain, and serious bodily harm that makes it so exciting. Although both venues allow for violence to serve as a form of mass entertainment, that UFC has progressed so far by riding a wave of enthusiasm for actual violence is far more disconcerting. There are many sports that incorporate physical contact, but unlike UFC, personal injury is always a secondary consequence of the game, never its purpose. Professional football and hockey...