fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the geek universe.
Pet Sites From the 2000s: Where Are They Now?
When I was growing up, the Internet was packed with safe spaces for children: simple games, educational websites and pet sites that invited you to create a digital companion. Today, most of those websites have disappeared. However, pet sites were so huge at their peak that they still linger in the public's consciousness--and with "y2k" aesthetic making a comeback, these games might have another shot in the limelight.
By Kaitlin Shanks18 days ago in Geeks
When Ice Becomes a Battlefield
For most of the world, Greenland exists as a blur on the edge of the map—vast, frozen, distant. A place of ice sheets and silence. A place you don’t think about unless you’re scrolling past climate headlines or watching a documentary late at night.
By KAMRAN AHMAD21 days ago in Geeks
Conformity Gate: The Stranger Things Theory That Refused to Die . AI-Generated.
When the final episode of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix on New Year's Eve, millions of fans expected closure. Instead, they got chaos—and a viral conspiracy theory that would dominate social media for weeks.
By Md. Nurul Afsar25 days ago in Geeks
Top 7 Oak Island Discoveries the Show Didn’t Air
The Curse of Oak Island has captivated audiences for over a decade, blending historical intrigue with reality TV drama. But what fans see on screen is only part of the story. Behind the edited episodes and dramatic voiceovers lies a treasure trove of discoveries that never made it to air — some due to time constraints, others possibly too speculative or controversial for mainstream broadcast.
By Rukka Nova26 days ago in Geeks
How Much Money Has Been Spent on Oak Island?
For over two centuries, treasure hunters have poured time, money, and hope into Oak Island’s murky depths. But since the debut of The Curse of Oak Island on the History Channel, that investment has grown from modest digs to multi-million dollar excavation projects involving cutting-edge technology, massive drilling rigs, and full-scale operations. So how much money has actually been spent chasing the elusive treasure beneath Nova Scotia’s Oak Island?
By Rukka Nova26 days ago in Geeks
Who Owns Oak Island in 2026? The Private Entities Behind the Mystery
Oak Island remains one of the most enigmatic and heavily scrutinized plots of land in North America. Famous for its legendary "Money Pit" and the long-running History Channel series The Curse of Oak Island, this 140-acre island off the coast of Nova Scotia has fascinated treasure hunters for over two centuries. But behind the television cameras, ancient legends, and excavation equipment lies a very real question that continues to stir curiosity: who actually owns Oak Island in 2026?
By Rukka Nova26 days ago in Geeks
Access to the Dark Web. Content Warning.
The internet most people use every day is only a small part of what actually exists online. Websites like Google, YouTube, and social media platforms belong to what is called the surface web—pages that are indexed by search engines and easy to find. Beyond that lies the deep web, which includes private content such as email accounts, online banking pages, and subscription-based services. A much smaller and more mysterious part of the internet is known as the dark web.
By John Smith28 days ago in Geeks
What if the Inhumans Were Never Missing?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has never suffered from a lack of ideas. What it has suffered from, increasingly, is congestion—too many concepts competing for narrative oxygen, too many histories forced to coexist without the space to breathe. Few properties exemplify this problem more clearly than the Inhumans, a civilization introduced with enormous mythological potential and then effectively abandoned, left dangling somewhere between canon and apology.
By Jenna Deedy30 days ago in Geeks
