Disasters have long led to misinformation as people grasp for control, but the consequences can be life and deathThe Hollywood sign was not on fire. Firefighters weren’t using women’s purses to put out fires. A fish is not responsible for the blazes. The Los Angeles fire department didn’t see big budget cuts. The fires were not started deliberately as some kind of mass plot related to high-speed rail or the 2028 Olympics. Firefighting efforts did not include spraying a mood stabilizer into the air to put locals into a trance. Diversity measures are not to blame.Fires are still burning in Los Angeles, and with them has come a near-constant stream of rumors, half-truths, conspiracy theories and outright lies. Natural disasters have long led to the spread of misinformation as people try to make sense of destruction and grasp for control when the world around them is destroyed. In the aftermath of the disaster, a lot is still unknown: what caused it, what could have prevented it, who co...

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The Traitors is already attracting more viewers each week than last season, with around nine million people tuning in to watch the intense BBC show.

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The Traitors, hosted on BBC by Claudia Winkleman, is midway through its third series.

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The Traitors, hosted on BBC by Claudia Winkleman, is midway through its third series with around nine million tuning in each week to follow the deception and manipulation

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Now in its third series, it divides participants into 'Faithfuls' and 'Traitors', with their identities kept secret. It's then up to the Faithfuls to sniff out the Traitors and boot them off the show.

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