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Elections: Security, Hacking, and Technology

The US Election Threats Are Clear. What to Do About Them Is Anything But

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The US Election Threats Are Clear. What to Do About Them Is Anything But

William Turton

The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?

WIRED Podcasts

The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?

WIRED Staff

Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters

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Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters

David Gilbert

Election Deniers Aren’t Waiting for November

WIRED Politics Lab

Election Deniers Aren’t Waiting for November

Makena Kelly

Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert

FENCED IN

Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert

David Gilbert

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

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

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage

Red Scare

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage

Matt Burgess

Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics

WIRED Politics Lab

Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics

Katie Drummond

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

Hate Speech Proliferates on YouTube in India, Research Finds

ELECTIONS

Hate Speech Proliferates on YouTube in India, Research Finds

Vittoria Elliott

A Group of Trolling Gen-Z Voters Is Buying Up GOP Domains

ELECTION 2024

A Group of Trolling Gen-Z Voters Is Buying Up GOP Domains

Makena Kelly

AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You

WIRED World

AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You

Sander van der Linden

Even After a Landslide Victory, Trump Supporters Claim Iowa Caucus Was Rigged

IOWA 2024

Even After a Landslide Victory, Trump Supporters Claim Iowa Caucus Was Rigged

David Gilbert

The Internet Couldn’t Save Vivek Ramaswamy

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The Internet Couldn’t Save Vivek Ramaswamy

Makena Kelly

A US-Sanctioned Oligarch Ran Pro-Kremlin Ads on Facebook—Again

Repeat Offender

A US-Sanctioned Oligarch Ran Pro-Kremlin Ads on Facebook—Again

David Gilbert

Arizona's Secretary of State Is Already Sick of Election Conspiracy Theories

2024

Arizona's Secretary of State Is Already Sick of Election Conspiracy Theories

William Turton

Worried About Deepfakes? Don’t Forget “Cheapfakes”

Deception

Worried About Deepfakes? Don’t Forget “Cheapfakes”

Vittoria Elliott

Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to Election Questions With Conspiracies, Fake Scandals, and Lies

The AI Elections

Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to Election Questions With Conspiracies, Fake Scandals, and Lies

David Gilbert