Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1910, Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (died 1993) was born. In 1910, Loren Pope, American journalist and author (died 2008) was born. In 1911, Bob Steele, American radio personality (died 2002) was born. In 1934, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut was born. In 1934, Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and academic (died 2002) was born. In 1956, The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 2003, French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. In 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

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Earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.

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Really America

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· Jul 6, 2026

BREAKING: McConnell Brain Dead Claim Rocks Washington

Good evening, this is Really American.

Townhall

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· Jan 1, 2001

LIVE: Trump Jr. Caught Something Insane at the Charlie Kirk Trial

LIVE: Trump Jr. Caught Something Insane at the Charlie Kirk Trial

American Thinker

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· Jun 25, 2026

The Mar-a-Lago Raid Was About Burying the Fake Russia ICA

Photo Credit: American ThinkerNunes and Patel never stopped working on exposing the Deep State’s efforts to destroy Trump, and we’re finally getting close to indictment territory.

DNyuz

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· Jul 10, 2026

‘Where Is Mitch McConnell?’: Newsmax Hosts Call ‘Bulls–t’ on Republican Response

Newsmax hosts Carl Higbie and Rob Finnerty are targeting Republicans for their “bulls–t” and “strange” responses to inquiries about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) health status, nearly four weeks after the 84-year-old politician was hospitalized following an undisclosed medical incident. McConnell was hospitalized after being discovered unconscious in his D.C. home on June 14, per The []

We The Media

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· Jun 24, 2026

[Photo] Rep.

Rep. Luna: The intelligence community has covered up the nature and classification of the MKULTRA experiments for decades. Americans have been misdirected repeatedly and deserve transparency and accountability from the CIA. The intel community’s unwillingness to deliver the truth has fueled dangerous conspiracy theories and eroded public trust in the federal government. This hearing aims to explore the history of the MKULTRA experiments, how they have impacted Americans’ wellbeing, and how the intelligence community can win back trust.https://x.com/repluna/status/2069510355781558348?s=46

Fox News

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· Jul 5, 2026

Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony

Newly discovered CIA records are being declassified as House Republicans probe alleged links between MKUltra mind control experiments and Charles Manson.

Inc.com

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· Jul 1, 2026

An AI Hallucination Falsely Linked This U.S. Startup to Chinese Hackers—Then Its Traffic Vanished

MeetingTV says a Koi Security report falsely linked it to a Chinese hacking operation, raising new questions about AI’s role in threat intelligence.

Drudge Report

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· Jul 5, 2026

SLEEPY DON...

SLEEPY DON... (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:FOX Captures Trump Watching FOX Cover Trump...

Daily Mail

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· Jun 30, 2026

Bombshell claims raise fears CIA's secret mind-control program is still experimenting on Americans

Bombshell claims raise fears CIA's secret mind-control program is still experimenting on Americans

RedState

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· Jul 3, 2026

Whoa: A Sacramento Insider Wore a Wire in Dana Williamson/Gavin Newsom Probe

Whoa: A Sacramento Insider Wore a Wire in Dana Williamson/Gavin Newsom Probe

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 12, 2026

'Mitch McConnell hospital photo taken today': Washington Post's sports section in Senator's hands emerges as 'proof'

Mitch McConnell's office shared a hospital photo as proof he's alive, but conspiracy theories persisted despite a dated Washington Post visible in his hands.

Twitchy

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· Jul 9, 2026

Spoof of Life: CNN Mistakes Online Parody Account for Real GOP Politician in Mitch McConnell Health Story

Spoof of Life: CNN Mistakes Online Parody Account for Real GOP Politician in Mitch McConnell Health Story

Attack the System

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· Jul 8, 2026

Follow Keith Preston on Substack

https://troykeithpreston.substack.com/ The post Follow Keith Preston on Substack first appeared on Attack the System.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jun 24, 2026

The real if no longer young Americans

These paranoid stylings from Mike Johnson (h/t commenter Max Daru) drive home a fairly subtle but ultimately unmistakable message: Imagine a parallel post from a leader of the Democratic party, about the election of MINI TRUMPS popping up all around the country, and how that’s a dangerous thing and not a joke. OK easy enough [] The post The real if no longer young Americans appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

The Daily Beast

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· Jun 30, 2026

MAGA Goons Who Staged Trump’s Flop ‘State Fair’ Exposed

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Public DomainDonald Trump wants to crush The Swamp. The leaks, the sneaks, and the secrets are all there. Our writers, David Gardner, Farrah Tomazin, Sarah Ewall-Wice, and Laura Esposito, are sifting through the ooze so you don’t have to. Don’t miss out.In this week’s news from the ooze: Elizabeth Pipko, Roger Federer, Barbie, Calley Means, Justin Caporale, Clifton Fred Lees, Chris LaCivita, Bettina Anderson Trump, Pam Bondi, Bobby Charles, Danielle Madda, Janet Mills, and Holistic Hilda.How This MAGA Goon Squad Turned State Fair into DisasterRead more at The Daily Beast.

Off The Press

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· Jul 3, 2026

Secret Service agent was Googling rooftop location of Butler shooter at event

A Secret Service counter drone operator futilely searched the internet for the location of the rooftop President Trump’s would-be assassin was spotted on as shots rang out at the July 13, 2024, campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to a Department of Homeland Security inspector general report released Thursday. The report concluded Secret Service “missed []...Click to read more

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 10, 2026

How The ‘.30-06 Always Exits’ Lie Is Fueling The Worst Charlie Kirk Conspiracies

Let’s cut the crap right now. Candace Owens, Ian Carroll, and their gaggle of online grifters from podcastistan are peddling the dumbest, most unscientific conspiracy garbage imaginable about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The woke reich conspiracists claim a .30-06 can’t possibly produce the wound we saw because it “always” goes through a human neck or would ...

The Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Muslim school in Minnesota concerned for student safety after Trump shares clip of its graduation

The 14-second clip was shared to Trump’s Truth Social account without a caption

Live Science

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· Jun 23, 2026

9 of the best technology conspiracy theories

9 of the best technology conspiracy theories

Irish Star

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· Jun 21, 2026

Trump posts photo of mystery woman with baffling 'great daughter' caption

President Donald Trump posted an old photo of a mystery woman with a bizarre caption that simply reads, Great daughter. Internet sleuths are attempting to figure out who she is

Mashable

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· Jul 2, 2026

Despite the backlash, Donald Trump is using AI again

Trump’s Truth Social feed is filling with AI-generated posts, including fake celebrities, Teddy Roosevelt, and a golden eagle.

The Hacker News

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· Jul 10, 2026

Injective Labs GitHub Compromise Pushes Wallet-Key-Stealing npm Packages

Unknown threat actors compromised the Injective Labs SDK project's GitHub repository and leveraged it to publish a malicious package on the npm registry to steal cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic seed phrases. The compromised version, @injectivelabs/sdk-ts@1.20.21, came embedded with fake telemetry functionality that exfiltrated data from cryptocurrency wallets. The version was

TwistedSifter

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· Jul 13, 2026

He Suspected His Roommate Was Stealing From Him and His Girlfriend So He Set Up Hidden Cameras, And The Footage Confirmed Everything

This guy's friend turned out to be a real scoundrel! The post He Suspected His Roommate Was Stealing From Him and His Girlfriend So He Set Up Hidden Cameras, And The Footage Confirmed Everything appeared first on TwistedSifter.

WBAP – 820AM – Dallas

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· Jul 8, 2026

Are FLOCK Cameras Spying On Dallas Drivers?

FLOCK Safety Cameras Privacy Controversy in North Texas Image by Shutterstock AI GeneratorShutterstockFLOCK Safety, an Atlanta-based company specializ...

KTLA 5

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· Jul 8, 2026

Teen's science lab sparks second FBI probe in Irvine

Orange County authorities and the FBI responded Tuesday to a hazmat situation in the same Irvine neighborhood searched by federal agents earlier this year after a teenager’s science experiment triggered a dayslong investigation. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Armstrong Economics

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· Jun 29, 2026

They Told You Your Dishwasher Could Spy on You

Back in 2012, Wired published an article titled “CIA Chief: We’ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher.” That was not some wild theory. That was based on remarks from then-CIA Director David Petraeus, who was speaking about the so-called Internet of Things at an In-Q-Tel summit, the CIA’s own venture capital arm. Petraeus called these []

BoingBoing

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· Jul 8, 2026

Max Fosh entered a nine-year-old into a roast battle

Just when we thought we were safe, Max Fosh returned. The only good YouTube prankster on the Internet (a title I have no authority to bestow) has made a career out of taking the most absurd ideas possible and making them a reality. — Read the rest The post Max Fosh entered a nine-year-old into a roast battle appeared first on Boing Boing.

DualShockers

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· Jun 22, 2026

10 JRPGs That Hide Their Best Storytelling in Optional Content

Our picks for the 10 best JRPGs that hide their best story moments in their optional content.

Metro

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· Jun 24, 2026

Mystery woman in Trump’s cryptic ‘great daughter’ post has been identified

'Great daughter. My Honor!!! President DJT,' the post read.

Korea Times News

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· Jun 21, 2026

Surveillance of Americans by big data

Surveillance of Americans by big data

KROF – 960 AM – Lafayette

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· Jul 9, 2026

Louisiana Child's Photos Allegedly Used In Elaborate Online Hoax

Louisiana Child's Photos Allegedly Used In Elaborate Online Hoax

Independent Journal Review

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· Jul 8, 2026

CNN Appears To Falls For Joke X Account During Mitch McConnell Segment

CNN featured a statement about Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell from a parody X account, apparently believing it was made by a real congressman.

Crooks and Liars

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· Jul 8, 2026

Fake GOP Congressman Trolls CNN's Scott Jennings About McConnell

CNN inadvertently included a tweet by the parody account, Rep. Jack Kimble, representing California's fictitious 54th district, in their list of Republicans who said they'd recently talked on the phone with the ailing Mitch McConnell for what seems the obligatory 20 minutes, although Kimble claimed it was 45. They seemed to miss the fact that the satirical account was making fun of their own Scott Jennings. Source: Primetimer Social media user Jack Kimble shared an X post, seemingly taking a dig at commentator Scott Jennings after the latter posted about speaking with Mitch McConnell. The U.S. Senator was hospitalised in June 2026 after he was found unconscious. On July 7, Jennings wrote on his X: He told McConnell that they would like to see him back to work soon. Meanwhile, Jack Kimble wrote in a similar wording structure: And Kimble later noted CNN's extreme leftwing bias.read more

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