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Maine Mass Shooting Disinformation Floods Social Media as Suspect Remains at Large

Public Disservice

Maine Mass Shooting Disinformation Floods Social Media as Suspect Remains at Large

David Gilbert

Google Image Search Will Now Show a Photo’s History. Can It Spot Fakes?

Image Problem

Google Image Search Will Now Show a Photo’s History. Can It Spot Fakes?

Lauren Goode

Misinformation Is Soaring Online. Don’t Fall for It

WIRED Podcasts

Misinformation Is Soaring Online. Don’t Fall for It

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Boone Ashworth

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

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Feed the Troll

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Morgan Meaker

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

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Bad News

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

David Gilbert

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Manipulated Media

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Morgan Meaker

The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream

Control Freaks

The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream

David Gilbert

Immersive Tech Obscures Reality. AI Will Threaten It

Ideas

Immersive Tech Obscures Reality. AI Will Threaten It

Jameson Spivack and Daniel Berrick

In the War Between Harassment and Censorship, No One Wins

Ideas

In the War Between Harassment and Censorship, No One Wins

Katherine Alejandra Cross

The Dumb Alien Mummy Story Takes an Entirely Predictable Turn

Llama Skeletons

The Dumb Alien Mummy Story Takes an Entirely Predictable Turn

Anna Lagos

No, This Is Not an Alien. Here’s Why

Phone Home

No, This Is Not an Alien. Here’s Why

Anna Lagos

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

The Generative AI Boom Could Fuel a New International Arms Race

Fast Forward

The Generative AI Boom Could Fuel a New International Arms Race

Will Knight

The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet

Error Code

The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet

Peter Guest