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The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington

Social Media

The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington

Lauren Smiley

QAnon Is Like a Game—a Most Dangerous Game

Ideas

QAnon Is Like a Game—a Most Dangerous Game

Clive Thompson

The Fantasy of Pokémon Go Is More Important Than Ever

Ideas

The Fantasy of Pokémon Go Is More Important Than Ever

Virginia Heffernan

YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories

Nothing to See Here

YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories

Clive Thompson

How to Break Out of Your Social Media Echo Chamber

pop the bubble

How to Break Out of Your Social Media Echo Chamber

Christopher Seneca

One Data Scientist’s Quest to Quash Misinformation

American Hustle

One Data Scientist’s Quest to Quash Misinformation

Sonner Kehrt

Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped

Tagged

Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped

Tom Simonite

It's Time to Defund Social Media

Information Ecology

It's Time to Defund Social Media

Whitney Phillips

The Latest Covid Party Story Gets a Twist

Ideas

The Latest Covid Party Story Gets a Twist

Gilad Edelman

‘Covid Parties’ Are Not a Thing

Ideas

‘Covid Parties’ Are Not a Thing

Gilad Edelman

Peeling Back the eBananas Scandal

Gadget Lab Podcast

Peeling Back the eBananas Scandal

WIRED Staff

Facebook Groups Are Destroying America

Opinion

Facebook Groups Are Destroying America

Nina Jankowicz and Cindy Otis

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About

secondary infektion

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About

Lily Hay Newman

Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?

Opinion

Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?

Ethan Porter and Thomas J. Wood

The Cold War’s Most Daring Disinformation Campaign

Backchannel

The Cold War’s Most Daring Disinformation Campaign

Thomas Rid

You May Not Even Know You're Spreading Lies

Ideas

You May Not Even Know You're Spreading Lies

Whitney Phillips

After the Iowa Caucus Meltdown, New Hampshire Says It’s Ready

Election 2020

After the Iowa Caucus Meltdown, New Hampshire Says It’s Ready

Gilad Edelman

Iowa Misinformation Spreads Online, Despite New Policies

False Start

Iowa Misinformation Spreads Online, Despite New Policies

Paris Martineau and Louise Matsakis

YouTube Will Police Political Videos More Closely

Election Season

YouTube Will Police Political Videos More Closely

Paris Martineau

The Internet Is a Toxic Hellscape—but We Can Fix It

Information Ecology

The Internet Is a Toxic Hellscape—but We Can Fix It

Whitney Phillips