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Misinformation & Disinformation
As Elites Arrive in Davos, Conspiracy Theories Thrive Online
By Sophia Tulp/AP
Kari Lake Preparing to File Election Lawsuit
By Eric Cortellessa
Twitter’s Power In a Crisis Won’t Be Easy to Replace
By Megan McCluskey
Voting Problems Spark Conspiracy Theories
By Vera Bergengruen and Eric Cortellessa
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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
November 8, 2022
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
November 7, 2022
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
November 4, 2022
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
November 3, 2022
Concerns With Arizona Elections Chief Grow
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is overseeing the election while running for governor, raising fears that Republican Kari Lake will cite that to contest the results
By Eric Cortellessa
November 2, 2022
Musk Plans to Charge $8 a Month for Verified Twitter Accounts
Musk's plans to charge for blue-check Twitter accounts could have side effects
By Andrew R. Chow
November 2, 2022
Rubio Claims Supporter Attacked for Views
The victim of the attack in Hialeah in South Florida was soon revealed to have ties to white supremacist groups and the Proud Boys.
By Philip Elliott
October 25, 2022
The Defenders of America's Elections
Unassuming civil servants are on the front lines of the fight to protect America’s election system from the Trump allies out to disrupt it.
By Charlotte Alter/Phoenix
September 20, 2022
America's Gulf Allies Are Digital Authoritarians
When it comes to disinformation, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worse than Russia
By Marc Owen Jones
August 24, 2022
Lawyer Alleges Alex Jones Lied on the Stand in Sandy Hook Case
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was already in a mountain of legal trouble after he was found liable in Connecticut and Texas last fall for defaming families of victims who were killed in 2012’s Sandy Hook...
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 3, 2022
Amazon's New Weapon Against Fake Reviews: A Lawsuit Aimed at Facebook Groups
Through the lawsuit, Amazon says it aims to identify fraudsters who operate fake review schemes and shut them down
By Megan McCluskey
July 19, 2022
Inside the War on Fake Consumer Reviews
Crackdowns are coming for a booming industry
By Megan McCluskey
July 6, 2022
Russia's War on Ukraine Is a Threat to Press Freedom, Report Says
“Journalists and independent media all over the world are at risk right now,” says Zahra Joya, an Afghan journalist who leads an independent platform in the country.
By Eloise Barry
May 4, 2022
'We're Back.' Far-Right Groups Celebrate Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
While much of the online world reacted with surprise and skepticism when news broke of Elon Musk's stunning $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Monday, some corners of the Internet broke out in jubilation. "Today...
By Vera Bergengruen
April 27, 2022
How an ‘Imposter’ Journalist Changed the Course of World War I
Most Americans wanted the United States to stay far away from the European conflict, but each blockbuster story about German scheming weakened the country’s resistance to war.
By Mark Arsenault
April 5, 2022
Lab Leaks Are a Small But Real Risk in Ukraine. Russian Disinformation Is The True Threat
Two years into a global pandemic whose initial cause remains a subject of debate, Reuters, on March 11, published an especially jarring story: the World Health Organization, according to the news agency, had advised Ukraine...
By Tara Law
March 29, 2022
Telegram Becomes a Digital Battlefield in Russia-Ukraine War
Before the Russian military invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Nataliia Nezhynska had never used Telegram. Now she can’t go a day without the messaging app. It feeds her an endless stream of updates from her...
By Vera Bergengruen
March 21, 2022
Poland, Baltics Tell Big Tech to ‘Take a Stand’ Against Russia
The prime ministers of Poland and the Baltics have demanded executives in charge of Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter “take a stand” against Russian disinformation. The letter, dated Feb. 27, was addressed to Twitter Inc....
By Milda Seputyte and Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg
February 28, 2022
3 Myths About Pearl Harbor, According to a Military Historian
Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, killing some 2,400 American servicemen and leading the U.S. to enter World War II. And 80 years later, myths...
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 7, 2021
What to Know About Sophie Zhang's Facebook Allegations
Zhang explained that the impact of Facebook’s inaction on fake engagement was particularly significant in countries with authoritarian leaders who are “creating activity [on the platform] to manipulate their own citizenry”.
By Eloise Barry
October 18, 2021
'It Is a Battle for Facts.' What Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Understands About Why She Was Chosen
If Maria Ressa long has been known to people who follow the news, she has become absolutely essential to anyone grappling with why the news has gotten harder and harder to follow. Born in Manila...
By Karl Vick
October 8, 2021
What the Nobel Peace Prize Means for Press Freedom
The Nobel committee sent a message that a free press is essential to peace
By Eloise Barry
October 8, 2021
Exclusive: Iran Steps Up Efforts to Sow Discord Inside U.S.
Iranian state actors are intensifying their disinformation campaign on social media to spread discord and anti-Semitic tropes inside the U.S., two U.S. intelligence officials say. Social media accounts tracked to troll farms run by the...
By Brian Bennett
June 7, 2021
Reporters Without Borders: Media Restricted in 132 Countries
Authoritarian regimes have used the pandemic to perfect "totalitarian control of information," according to RSF
By Amy Gunia
April 20, 2021
QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?
Conspiracy theorists are winning local elections. Communities are struggling to fight back
By Vera Bergengruen
April 16, 2021
Vaccine Hesitancy Threatens U.S. National Security
A senior Marine Corps officer asked us recently, “Does Congress think the entire military is infested with extremists?” One of us is a proud Marine veteran and the other has spent her life developing national...
By Seth Moulton and Tammy S. Schultz
April 5, 2021
Moms Who Are Doctors Fight COVID-19 Misinformation Online
Last March, friends and neighbors began stopping Emily Smith in her town outside of Waco, Texas, with questions about the coronavirus. An epidemiologist at Baylor University, Smith knows all too well how viruses are transmitted....
By Eliana Dockterman
March 24, 2021
Three Key Ways to Fight Online Disinformation
In October 2019, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was asked what she thought historians would see when they looked back on the Trump era in United States history. Justice Ginsberg, known for...
By Daniel J. Rogers
March 5, 2021
Birth Control App Sold by 'Bachelor' Alum Uses Problematic Method
Natural Cycles claims to be 98% effective with perfect use and 93% effective with typical use
By Megan McCluskey
February 4, 2021
Trust in Social Institutions Eroded Further in 2020: Study
A new report finds that 2020 marked an "era of information bankruptcy"
By Jasmine Aguilera
January 13, 2021
Sacha Baron Cohen: We Must Save Democracy From Conspiracies
A few times in my career, I have genuinely feared for my life. In Arkansas, I posed as an ultimate fighter at a cage match and challenged anyone in the audience to take me on....
By Sacha Baron Cohen
October 8, 2020
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