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Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

Fog of War

Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

David Gilbert

Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Weighed Down

Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Vittoria Elliott and David Gilbert

Rumors of a ‘Global Day of Jihad’ Have Unleashed a Dangerous Wave of Disinformation

Toxic Stew

Rumors of a ‘Global Day of Jihad’ Have Unleashed a Dangerous Wave of Disinformation

David Gilbert

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

Noted

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

David Gilbert

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship

Wrong Turn

The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship

Justin Ling

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

Self Owns

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

David Gilbert

Activist Hackers Are Racing Into the Israel-Hamas War—for Both Sides

Flood the Zone

Activist Hackers Are Racing Into the Israel-Hamas War—for Both Sides

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Bad News

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

David Gilbert

Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance

Signals and Noise

Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

Security Roundup

Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

US Justice Department Urged to Investigate Gunshot Detector Purchases

On Notice

US Justice Department Urged to Investigate Gunshot Detector Purchases

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Extremely Online Republicans Are Provoking a US Government Shutdown

Filter Bubble

Extremely Online Republicans Are Provoking a US Government Shutdown

Matt Laslo

The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

Security Roundup

The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

Lily Hay Newman

You Need to Update Your Browser, Like, Yesterday

Security Roundup

You Need to Update Your Browser, Like, Yesterday

Andrew Couts

The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse

Self Reflection

The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse

Matt Laslo

China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Lights Out

China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Andy Greenberg

Your New Car Is a Privacy Nightmare

Security Roundup

Your New Car Is a Privacy Nightmare

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance 'Crown Jewel'

Listening Sessions

Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance 'Crown Jewel'

Dell Cameron

Axon's Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker

Shocker

Axon's Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker

Ese Olumhense

US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs

Held Accountable

US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs

Lily Hay Newman