Why China Is So Bad at Disinformation

China’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one…

No, a Shadowy Figure Is Not Buying Tents for Columbia Student Protesters

Conspiracies about outside forces funding and orchestrating the university protests at Columbia and NYU have taken…

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

Speakers at a conference for Constitutional Sheriffs claimed that militias need to patrol polling stations to…

‘Civil War’ Review: Alex Garland Plays Both Sides

Civil War is a big and loud and visually arresting film, but its politics are confused…

Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert

Violent threats, rampant disinformation, budget shortfalls, and mass resignations: Election workers have a long road to…

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump…

The Solar Eclipse Is the Super Bowl for Conspiracists

Far-right conspiracy theorists are claiming that “elites” will use the eclipse to control humanity, sway the…

US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence

A report claims that accounts associated with the suspect suggested that he was also ready to join…

Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control

Conspiracy theorists are calling the Baltimore bridge collapse a “black swan event,” and blaming everything from…

Elon Musk’s X Is Suspending Accounts That Reveal a Neo-**** Cartoonist’s Alleged Identity

Researchers and journalists have been blocked on X from sharing the alleged identity of the neo-****…