Here’s a look at some of the interesting things happening online. Because the Internet is for more than buying clever t-shirts and looking at pictures of cats.

All the news that’s fit to refute

Emergent is a new project out of Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the brainchild of journalist Craig Silverman (who also writes the amusing blog, Regret the Error where he tracks factual errors being made in the media and the attempts by the same media to correct them).

The constant news cycle, social media, and the Internet itself have led to an online culture where rumours emerge and spread with remarkable speed. “Rumours, once sparked, don’t just spread extremely quickly; they are also extremely difficult to contain,” wrote Megan Garber in an Atlantic article about Emergent.

Silverman says the project is “about trying to answer a simple question: Is it true?”

Emergent works by identifying rumours that are circulating, and then tracking how the rumour changes over time. At some point, the rumour is declared confirmed true or false. Among the recent rumours confirmed to be false are the stories that a Florida woman got a third breast and that Durex is launching a pumpkin spice condom.

It says something about the Internet that so much effort is being expended to separate fact from fiction.

A better way to waste time at work: 900+ classic arcade games

In case you want a better way to waste away the day at work, the Internet Arcade has coded a bunch of old, coin-op arcade video games to work in your browser. Included are games from the 1970s through to the 1990s, classics including Berkzerk, Defender, Galaga, Qix, and Track & Field (don’t forget your pencil).

No quarters required.

Dress like you work at Aperture Science Laboratories

The cleverest puzzle game ever created is Valve Software’s Portal. It’s sequel, Portal 2, was also entertaining, but lacked the brilliance of the first game.

Fans buy things like plush turrets and desktop companion cubes, but now, thanks to Musterbrand, they can dress like they are employed at the fictional Aperture Science Laboratories with three jackets inspired by the games.

Musterbrand has clothes inspired by other video games, too, including the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity, Metal Gear Solid, Uncharted, and Starcraft

What does your android look like?

Google has announced the latest version of its Android operating system. Release 5.0 is dubbed Lollipop, and to celebrate, the company has created an app that you can use to create your very own android character. The animated gif you create can be shared to all of your fave social networks, and could even be selected to be displayed in Times Square in Manhattan.

What do you look like when you’re old?

The FutureSelf interactive project creates a version of you that is 20 years older than you are now. And then starts a conversation.

The pre-scripted responses are a bit precious, playing off current pop-culture targets like Justin Bieber (who in 2034 is a hairdresser, it seems). And somehow, between now and 2034 you’ll have picked up an English accent (the campaign is for British mobile company, Orange).

Overall, it can be a bit creepy, actually, depending on what source photo you provide to be aged.

FutureSelf was built by Toronto’s Jam3. (Wanna see how they did it?)