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Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.

Jokes abounded about whether the night’s festivities would be the last for the storied award — considered the comedy world’s top prize.

And in the weeks after the institute’s second attempt, “artificial intelligence-manipulated video,” was faring no better — “deepfake” still abounded.

Optimism abounded, though it was tempered by uncertainty.

Rumors abounded that Lady Gaga was pregnant after she was photographed at her sister’s wedding on June 3, but Mother Monster cleverly dismissed them in a new TikTok.