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The Psychic Hustle: TikTok’s New Age of Digital Deception

December 10, 2025 Hailey Keegan

On one of her consistent segments on The Montel Williams Show, self-proclaimed medium and psychic, Sylvia Browne, is asked to communicate with a woman’s husband who she lost tragically a few years prior, with his body never being found. Before the woman can finish, Browne interjects with a “psychic message”,

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Sculpting the Truth: Art and Power from Ancient Rome to Modern North Korea

October 22, 2025October 21, 2025 Hailey Keegan

In 200 C.E., a painted wooden portrait from Egypt depicted the members of the Severan Dynasty: Emperor Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, and their two sons, Geta and Caracalla. Adorned in gold and jewels, the family appeared united and powerful. In reality, this was far from the truth. If

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A Slap Heard Across the Internet: How Brooke Houts’ Career Imploded Overnight

September 25, 2025 Hailey Keegan

One editing slip up revealed the dark side of a seemingly perfect Youtube vlogger, and it would eventually lead to her career’s demise. Brooke Houts posted her first Youtube video on November 23, 2015, uploading various styles of content, whether that be “get ready with me’s”, daily vlogs, or prank

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