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July 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Did the Media Actually Listen to Trump’s Bonkers RNC Speech?
Donald Trump’s speech was as divisive as ever, but some outlets didn’t get the memo in time to change their front page headlines.
July 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Here’s How Many Times Trump Lied During His Weird RNC Speech
Spoiler alert: It’s a lot.
June 27, 2024
Colin Dickey
The Weaponization of Storytelling
The American public is more susceptible than ever to skewed narratives.
June 24, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alex Jones’s Conspiracy Kingdom Just Got Closer to Crumbling
A bankruptcy court trustee has filed an emergency motion to shut down Jones’s media company.
June 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alex Jones Wildly Threatens Fauci in Macabre Rant
The conspiracy theorist said he thought Fauci should be imprisoned and possibly even executed.
May 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
NYPD Pushes Ridiculous Conspiracy About Columbia University Protests
New York police officers’ wild claims about student protesters that could put them at risk
September 28, 2023
Molly Taft
How Iowa Wind Energy Got Sucked Into an Online Meme War
For decades, Republicans and Democrats alike supported the clean energy transition in the Hawkeye State. But recently, there’s been a surge in local opposition to projects.
November 18, 2022
Laleh Ispahani
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Deirdre Schifeling
We’re Done Celebrating. Now Here Are Six Things to Do to Save Democracy.
Resistance is not futile: From reining in social media to passing much-needed political reforms, history shows that we can succeed.
November 9, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
On an Otherwise Normal Election Day, Kari Lake Was the Last MAGA Standing
While she’s not yet tried to claim outright victory, her supporters are readying a “Stop the Steal” redux.
November 4, 2022
Prem Thakker
Twitter Is Descending Into Misinformation Chaos, Right Before the Midterm Elections
Twitter plans to unveil paid verified badges one day before the election.
April 29, 2022
Alex Shephard
Homeland Security’s New Disinformation Board Is a Bad Idea, Just Not for the Reason Tucker Carlson Says It Is
The Biden administration should dismantle the DHS, not give it new stuff to do.
October 25, 2021
Alex Shephard
Facebook Is Even Worse Than Anyone Imagined
A trove of internal documents reveal a company that is willfully spreading misinformation and hate in pursuit of profit and growth.
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