fact or fiction

Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.

The Woman
The Rare Genetic Condition That Sounds Like a Superpower But Is Actually a Death Sentence THE GIRL WHO NEVER CRIED 😶
By The Curious Writera day ago in Humans
I Tracked Every Dollar for 90 Days — The Results Shocked Me
I didn’t think I had a spending problem. I paid my bills on time. I didn’t consider myself “bad with money.” I wasn’t making reckless financial decisions.
By Jenny 2 days ago in Humans
After Years of Procrastination, I Finally Solved This Problem
For years, I thought my problem was laziness. I delayed important tasks. I avoided difficult work. I waited until the last minute — or didn’t start at all.
By Jenny 2 days ago in Humans
Do I Have Thoughts About My Attractive Female Coworker? An Honest Answer Most People Won’t Admit
When I first saw this question, I couldn’t help but smile. Not because it’s funny—but because it hits something real. Something most people in the workplace feel but rarely say out loud. Especially people like me—what you might call a “decent guy,” a rule follower, someone who tries to stay in his lane.
By Peter2 days ago in Humans
World Cup chaos as FIFA ticket blunder traps fans in wrong queue while seats vanish
Soccer fans trying to get their hands on FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets were having a perfectly normal Wednesday morning — right up until FIFA, an organization that has had decades to figure out how to sell tickets, spectacularly failed to sell tickets.
By Shirley Oyiadom3 days ago in Humans
When Population Panic Goes Viral
A chart shows up in a feed. The numbers are clean. The colors look official. Somebody adds one loaded word like “extinction,” and within minutes the comment section is full of panic, rage, and certainty. That sequence is common now.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin3 days ago in Humans
Belle Gibson: The Most Intriguing Fraud Story?
For those who haven’t heard, buckle up for this quintessential stranger-than-fiction case. Belle Gibson, previously known on Instagram as Healing_Belle, was an Australian wellness influencer in the 2010’s.
By Gabriel Shames3 days ago in Humans
Trump mocks Macron for being slapped by his wife as he uses Iran war TV address to condemn Europe
Not a diplomatic one — a literal one. Or at least, that's how Donald Trump tells it. At an Easter lunch inside the White House, just hours before addressing the American nation on live television, the President of the United States stood before a laughing crowd and did his best Emmanuel Macron impression — complete with a mock French accent and a jab at the French First Lady.
By Shirley Oyiadom3 days ago in Humans
The Blue Bench
The park was always quiet on Tuesday mornings. The birds sang in the tall oak trees, and the grass was still wet with the morning dew. In the center of the park, near the small duck pond, stood an old wooden bench. It had been painted a bright, ocean blue many years ago, but the paint was now peeling and faded. Every Tuesday, an elderly man named George would arrive at exactly ten o’clock. George was a man of great character, with a face that looked like a map of a thousand long journeys. He lived in a golden cage of silence since his wife had passed away, but his heart was still a garden of peace.
By Hazrat Umer3 days ago in Humans
AI as a Reflective Surface
Much of the confusion surrounding artificial intelligence comes from treating it as an agent rather than a surface. When people speak about AI “doing the thinking,” “creating the ideas,” or “speaking for someone,” they are often projecting agency onto a system that does not possess intention, belief, or understanding. This projection obscures what is actually happening in many real-world uses. In those cases, AI is not acting as a source of meaning, but as a surface that reflects, redirects, and reshapes what is already present.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Humans
Why Saying Less Makes Words Feel More Valuable
There is a widely held belief that words gain value through scarcity. When someone speaks rarely, their statements are treated as weightier, more deliberate, and more worth attending to. When someone speaks often, their words are assumed to be interchangeable, disposable, or less carefully considered. This intuition is not entirely wrong, but it is frequently misapplied. Scarcity does affect perception, but perception is not the same as truth, and rarity is not the same as meaning.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Humans
Amazon Journal
Journal: Day 2026 The Amazon I have been trapped in the Amazon for 2026 days. I see no way out. The lush, dense canopy hides a world from sun and sky. I wander for hours without end, looking for something familiar, but I find nothing. I mark every place I pass, and I am no closer to understanding the mad, tangled mess of vines and roots. I don’t see where one root system begins, or where any end. Will daylight penetrate this Amazonian copse of verdancy and light the darkness?
By Alexandra Grant4 days ago in Humans