fact or fiction
Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about cyber safety, artificial intelligence, dystopian futures and our everyday gadgets.
Chatroulette Alternative: The Best Platforms for Random Video Chat in 2026
In the world of online communication, random video chat platforms have become incredibly popular. These platforms allow users to connect with strangers from around the world instantly, making new friends, sharing ideas, or simply having fun conversations. One of the earliest and most famous platforms in this space was Chatroulette, which introduced the concept of randomly pairing users for live video conversations.
By Bushra Rajpootabout 9 hours ago in 01
The Mandela Effect Destroyed My Marriage...
The first time my wife Amanda and I realized we had completely different memories of a shared experience was during a dinner party in 2018 when we were telling friends the story of our engagement, which I remembered as happening on a beach in California during sunset with me nervously fumbling the ring box while trying to kneel in the sand, but Amanda interrupted to correct me, saying that no, the proposal had happened at the restaurant afterward, inside by the window table, and I laughed and said she was confused, that the restaurant was where we had celebrated after I proposed on the beach, but she insisted with increasing frustration that I was the one misremembering, that we had never gone to the beach that evening at all, and our friends exchanged uncomfortable glances as they watched us argue about a fundamental moment in our relationship that apparently existed in two completely different versions depending on which of us was telling the story. We eventually agreed to disagree to avoid ruining the dinner party, but the incident bothered both of us deeply, and over the following weeks we started comparing memories of other shared experiences and discovered to our growing alarm that we diverged on numerous significant details, remembering different conversations, different timelines, different people being present at important events, as though we had lived parallel but distinct versions of the same seven-year relationship.
By The Curious Writerabout 16 hours ago in 01
The Man Who Never Appeared on the Camera
Every small community has its own collection of stories that people whisper about late at night, stories that some claim are real while others insist are nothing more than exaggerated rumors passed down through generations, and in the quiet town of Brookdale there was one particular story that had survived for nearly thirty years because no one could ever fully prove whether it was true or simply a strange coincidence that had grown into a legend.
By The Curious Writera day ago in 01
Shadow Fist: An Underground MMA Drama About Survival and Redemption
Set against the gritty backdrop of Mexico City’s underground fighting scene, the film tells the story of Maya Cross, a woman forced to rebuild her life in the most unexpected way — inside an illegal mixed martial arts ring.
By Andreas Szakacs2 days ago in 01
