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The FakeIQ Blog
IQ myths, brain teasers, cognitive weirdness, and trivia that will permanently occupy space in your head. Sorry in advance.
Can You Actually Measure Intelligence? The IQ Test Scam Nobody Talks About
That number on your IQ certificate? It might be the biggest con in psychology. Here's what the tests actually measure (spoiler: not what you think).
10 Brain Teasers That Will Make You Feel Stupid (And Why That's OK)
We collected the brain teasers that stump 90% of people. Number 7 made our editor rage-quit.
The Fake Genius Test: 15 Questions That Sound Smart But Mean Nothing
We made a test full of nonsense questions with confident-sounding answers. 73% of test-takers thought it was real.
Why Smart People Believe Dumb Things: A Brief History of Intellectual Fraud
From flat-earthers with PhDs to Nobel laureates who fell for scams. Intelligence is not an antivirus.
The Most Useless Facts Your Brain Will Refuse to Forget
Did you know a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance"? You do now. And you'll never un-know it.
What Your Favorite Brain Teaser Says About Your Personality
Are you a lateral thinker or a brute-force pattern matcher? Your go-to puzzle type reveals more about your brain than any personality quiz.
The IQ Scores of Famous People (And Why They're Probably Fake)
Einstein had an IQ of 160. Or was it 190? Turns out, most celebrity IQ scores are about as reliable as a horoscope.
Can AI Pass an IQ Test? We Tested 5 AI Models
We gave ChatGPT, Gemini, and friends a proper IQ test. The results were... humbling. For everyone.
7 Optical Illusions That Break Your Brain Every Single Time
Your eyes work fine. It's your brain that's lying to you. Here are 7 optical illusions that prove you can't trust your own perception.
The History of the IQ Test: From Eugenics to BuzzFeed Quizzes
The IQ test started as a tool to help schoolchildren. Then it was weaponized by eugenicists, repackaged by psychologists, and finally turned into clickbait. Here's the full story.