Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans.
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Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
First up was Ben Shapiro, who described Tucker Carlson and others as grifters and charlatans, guilty of misleading their audiences with falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
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Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, imposters posing as government agencies were one of the top reported scams in the Arizona, costing consumers more than $20 million in 2025.
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Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
And when stuck in this uncomfortable space, people who feel like impostors are likely to become defensive and feel pressured to be a hero.
The two buffoons shave her head, chain her in the basement of a messy remote home and then accuse her of being an alien.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego.
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