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How Election Deniers Became Mainstream—and Are Weaponizing Tech

WIRED Politics Lab

How Election Deniers Became Mainstream—and Are Weaponizing Tech

Leah Feiger, David Gilbert, and Vittoria Elliott

Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert

FENCED IN

Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert

David Gilbert

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

FOIA

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

LOG OFF

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

Vittoria Elliott

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

GO VOTE

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

David Gilbert

The Solar Eclipse Is the Super Bowl for Conspiracists

Don't Look Up

The Solar Eclipse Is the Super Bowl for Conspiracists

David Gilbert

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

Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control

Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control

David Gilbert

How Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories Consumed the Internet

Kate Middleton

How Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories Consumed the Internet

David Gilbert and Makena Kelly

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

Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

WIRED Q&A

Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

Vittoria Elliott

Trump’s Truth Social Is Going Public

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Trump’s Truth Social Is Going Public

William Turton

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

Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Addresses a Far-Right Bogeyman

SCOTUS

Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Addresses a Far-Right Bogeyman

Vittoria Elliott

New Far-Right Conspiracy Claims Boeing’s Accidents Are Intentional

Airplane!

New Far-Right Conspiracy Claims Boeing’s Accidents Are Intentional

David Gilbert

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men

The Pushup Party

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men

Anna Merlan

An AI-Altered Hitler Speech Is Going Viral On X

AI History

An AI-Altered Hitler Speech Is Going Viral On X

David Gilbert