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Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing

Fake News

Negligence, Not Politics, Drives Most Misinformation Sharing

John Timmer, Ars Technica

Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—If It’s Right-Wing

Social Media

Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—If It’s Right-Wing

Gilad Edelman

The Grim Consequences of a Misleading Study on Disinformation

Opinion

The Grim Consequences of a Misleading Study on Disinformation

Emma Briant

Sad QAnon Followers Are at a Precarious Pivot Point

Opinion

Sad QAnon Followers Are at a Precarious Pivot Point

Jen Golbeck

Biden Has to Walk a Fine Line When Fighting Disinformation

fact check

Biden Has to Walk a Fine Line When Fighting Disinformation

Zak Jason

They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral

Social Media

They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral

Gian M. Volpicelli

The DC Riot Is the Sandy Hook of the Disinformation Crisis

Opinion

The DC Riot Is the Sandy Hook of the Disinformation Crisis

Philip M. Napoli

Why Isn't Susan Wojcicki Getting Grilled By Congress?

Opinion

Why Isn't Susan Wojcicki Getting Grilled By Congress?

evelyn douek

The Election Will Bring a Hurricane of Misinformation

Information Ecology

The Election Will Bring a Hurricane of Misinformation

Whitney Phillips

The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington

Social Media

The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington

Lauren Smiley

QAnon Is Like a Game—a Most Dangerous Game

Ideas

QAnon Is Like a Game—a Most Dangerous Game

Clive Thompson

The Fantasy of Pokémon Go Is More Important Than Ever

Ideas

The Fantasy of Pokémon Go Is More Important Than Ever

Virginia Heffernan

YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories

Nothing to See Here

YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories

Clive Thompson

How to Break Out of Your Social Media Echo Chamber

pop the bubble

How to Break Out of Your Social Media Echo Chamber

Christopher Seneca

One Data Scientist’s Quest to Quash Misinformation

American Hustle

One Data Scientist’s Quest to Quash Misinformation

Sonner Kehrt

Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped

Tagged

Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped

Tom Simonite

It's Time to Defund Social Media

Information Ecology

It's Time to Defund Social Media

Whitney Phillips

The Latest Covid Party Story Gets a Twist

Ideas

The Latest Covid Party Story Gets a Twist

Gilad Edelman

‘Covid Parties’ Are Not a Thing

Ideas

‘Covid Parties’ Are Not a Thing

Gilad Edelman

Peeling Back the eBananas Scandal

Gadget Lab Podcast

Peeling Back the eBananas Scandal

WIRED Staff