Articles of Interest about writing, journalism, fakes & more – July 30
/***WRITING & READING
How to Sell Books in 2020: Put Them Near the Toilet Paper
Four-year-old lands book deal for his 'astonishing' poetry
8 Writers on Finding a Literary Agent
Writing Historical Fiction As History Repeats Itself
The Physical Traits that Define Men and Women in Literature
***GRAMMAR
Man faked death to avoid jail but typo gave him away
Did Rutgers University Declare Grammar ‘Racist’?
***JOURNALISM
Publishers and Journalists on TikTok
Choi criticizes journalists for tweets about Jefferson statue issue
Prosecutor: No time for evidence against arrested reporter
A Judge Said Federal Officers Can’t Arrest Or Use Force Against Journalists In Portland
Press freedom incidents have surged during police protests
***FAKES & FRAUDS
This clever Netflix scam attempts to steal your credit card information
How dubious psychology techniques have been misused in criminal investigations
Fake Signs Warning Campers Of Satanic Cult Activity, Animal Sacrifice Pop Up Around Big Bear Lake
Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown
Why Conspiracy Theorists Think FEMA Is Building Camps to Imprison Americans
17 Fascinating Facts About Conspiracy Theories
***CORONAVIRUS CONSPIRACY THEORIES
25% in US see at least some truth in conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned
Snopes and coronavirus rumors: Debunking website can’t keep up with the misinformation
Coronavirus: 'Deadly masks' claims debunked
'COVID parties’ are a pandemic urban legend that won’t go away
Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories (John Oliver video)
An FBI hostage negotiator explains how to persuade people to wear masks
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook can see your web activity. Here's how to stop it
The US is 'looking at' banning TikTok
***LANGUAGE
People are sharing common phrases that no longer reflect the action and it's eye-opening
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition systems in hundreds of U.S. stores
Face masks are screwing up facial recognition software
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Some of the winners of this year's iPhone photography awards
AP to equip all visual journalists globally with Sony Imaging products