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Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse

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Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse

Vittoria Elliott

Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order

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Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order

Vittoria Elliott

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

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Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

David Gilbert

A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress

APRA

A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress

Makena Kelly

The Solar Eclipse Is the Super Bowl for Conspiracists

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The Solar Eclipse Is the Super Bowl for Conspiracists

David Gilbert

The Influencers with as Much Presidential Access as the Press

WIRED Politics Lab

The Influencers with as Much Presidential Access as the Press

Makena Kelly

US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence

QAnon

US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence

David Gilbert

RFK Jr. Has Assembled His Anti-Vax Conspiracy Squad

WIRED Politics Lab

RFK Jr. Has Assembled His Anti-Vax Conspiracy Squad

Makena Kelly

Antiabortion Disinformation Ads Ran Rampant on Facebook and Instagram

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Antiabortion Disinformation Ads Ran Rampant on Facebook and Instagram

Vittoria Elliott

The Real Reason Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the ER

Reproductive Rights

The Real Reason Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the ER

Emily Mullin

RFK Jr. Announces VP Pick Is a Tech Entrepreneur Who Has Given His Campaign a Lot of Money

RFK Jr. Announces VP Pick Is a Tech Entrepreneur Who Has Given His Campaign a Lot of Money

Anna Merlan

‘Trump 2024 to the Moon’: MAGA Fans Go All In on Truth Social Stock

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‘Trump 2024 to the Moon’: MAGA Fans Go All In on Truth Social Stock

William Turton

The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe

A Tale of Two Cities

The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe

Peter Guest

The Next Big Battle Over Abortion Has Begun

RIGHTS FIGHT

The Next Big Battle Over Abortion Has Begun

Kate Knibbs and Emily Mullin

Trump’s Truth Social Is Going Public

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Trump’s Truth Social Is Going Public

William Turton

A Topsy-Turvy Online Election

WIRED Politics Lab

A Topsy-Turvy Online Election

Makena Kelly

Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics

WIRED Politics Lab

Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics

Katie Drummond

Parler’s New Owners Swear This Time Will Be Different

Free Speech

Parler’s New Owners Swear This Time Will Be Different

Makena Kelly and William Turton

Meet the Arizona Election Official Combating Misinformation One Tweet at a Time

Arizona Primary

Meet the Arizona Election Official Combating Misinformation One Tweet at a Time

David Gilbert

Sinking US Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat

Middlegrounds

Sinking US Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat

Dell Cameron