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Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats

Texas Floods

Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats

David Gilbert and Molly Taft

A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine

Fringe Attack

A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine

Varsha Bansal

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

Fake News

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

David Gilbert

Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Set Off a Wave of Disinformation After Iran Bombing

Spin Team

Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Set Off a Wave of Disinformation After Iran Bombing

David Gilbert

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse

Unverified

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse

David Gilbert

Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It

Conspiracy Theory

Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It

David Gilbert

Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel

Disinformation

Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel

Noah Shachtman

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits

bad claims

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits

David Gilbert

Influencers Are Hawking Wellness Products in Response to the LA Fires

LA Wildfires

Influencers Are Hawking Wellness Products in Response to the LA Fires

Anna Merlan

Latin American Fact-Checkers Brace for Meta’s Next Moves

true or false

Latin American Fact-Checkers Brace for Meta’s Next Moves

Jorge Ramis

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Not for You Page

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Matt Burgess

Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas

Everything's Bigger

Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas

Vittoria Elliott

Meet the Conspiracy Filmmaker Who Claims to Have Red-Pilled Tulsi Gabbard

Horseshoe Theory

Meet the Conspiracy Filmmaker Who Claims to Have Red-Pilled Tulsi Gabbard

David Gilbert

The Best Black Friday Deals for MAGA, Conspiracists, and Extremists

Bargain Bin

The Best Black Friday Deals for MAGA, Conspiracists, and Extremists

David Gilbert

The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever

gotcha

The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever

Lily Hay Newman

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

David Gilbert

Will Social Platforms Take Down a Premature Donald Trump Victory Post?

Election 2024

Will Social Platforms Take Down a Premature Donald Trump Victory Post?

Makena Kelly

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Kremlin Meddlin'

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Lily Hay Newman and Tess Owen

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom

Election 2024

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom

Vittoria Elliott

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Own Goals

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Dhruv Mehrotra