Misinformation & Disinformation

How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos

By Michiko Kakutani

No Quick Fix to AI Fakes in Elections

By Will Henshall

At GOP Hearing, RFK Jr.'s Conspiracies Take Center Stage

By Vera Bergengruen

China's Online Influence Campaign in Latin America

By Vera Bergengruen
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How Data Literacy Can Keep America Safe

"Our faith in data (paired with our poor data literacy) creates fertile ground for misinformation to flourish," writes Sarah Evangeline Norman.

By Sarah Evangeline Norman

Dominion CEO Predicts Business 'Goes to Zero'

Dominion CEO John Poulos tells TIME that the hit to the company's reputation will eventually scare away all its customers, despite a $787.5 million settlement with Fox News.

By Mini Racker

Right-Wing Doctors Keep Peddling Dubious COVID Drugs

The U.S. remains awash in tragedies linked to doctors who prescribed dubious treatments.

By Vera Bergengruen

Proud Boys Verdict Rebuts Lies About Jan. 6

It absolutely was an insurrection, and the conspiracy theory that it wasn't represents a standing threat to the United States.

By Philip Elliott

She Was the 'Office Mom' of Tucker Carlson's Show. Now She's Suing Fox News

In an interview, Abby Grossberg discusses suing Fox for gender discrimination

By Charlotte Alter

DeSantis and Kennedy Could Boost Anti-Vaxxers

As the pandemic fades, the anti-vax movement is in a state of flux. By courting its members, 2024 contenders stand to spread dangerous anti-science conspiracies.

By Vera Bergengruen and Mini Racker

The Man Behind One Of Russia's Most Popular Propaganda Channels

A new report identifies the source of "War on Fakes" as a former Russian journalist who has worked with Kremlin-tied organizations

By Vera Bergengruen

GOP Can't Quit the '87,000 IRS Agents' Lie

The Biden administration has no plans to hire 87,000 new IRS agents, but the debunked claim has served as grist for GOP fundraising. 

By Eric Cortellessa

Inside the Kremlin's Year of Ukraine Propaganda

How Russian misinformation has shaped perceptions of the war

By Vera Bergengruen

Kari Lake Preparing to File Election Lawsuit

Lake intends to ask the Maricopa County Superior Court to nullify the county's election and hold it over again, sources tell TIME.

By Eric Cortellessa

Twitter’s Power In a Crisis Won’t Be Easy to Replace

If Twitter as we know it is lost, experts say a critical communication tool for responding to crisis situations will be lost

By Megan McCluskey

Voting Problems Spark Conspiracy Theories

Arizona election officials reassured voters their ballots would be counted after tabulation machines in Maricopa County malfunctioned.

By Vera Bergengruen and Eric Cortellessa

We Won't Know Every Winner on Election Night

We won't know all the winners Tuesday night. There's no conspiracy behind that.

By Philip Elliott

Arizona Voters Brace for Tense Election

A day before the midterm elections, some Arizona Democrats say they fear political violence and instability in the days ahead.

By Eric Cortellessa

The United States of Political Violence

To better understand how the threat of violence against public officials is transforming America, TIME collected 50 case studies—one from each state—since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

By Vera Bergengruen

Trump Repeats Election Lies at Iowa Rally

On the anniversary of the 2020 election, Donald Trump made clear he would never accept his loss. "Your favorite President got screwed."

By Brian Bennett
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