http://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-conspiracy-theorists-pounce-usgs-volcano-threat-list-incredible-1193323

Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a list of America’s volcanoes ranked in order of threat level. The report looks at factors like nearby population sizes and potential aviation disruption to try and predict how devastating eruptions could be.

But tabloids and fringe media outlets went on to spread misleading—and sometimes outright false—information about the list.