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Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it
The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families. It's pa…
Geoff Weiss
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Elon Musk is looking for DOGE cuts. A GOP senator's list caught his eye.
GOP Senator Rand Paul's report on wasteful spending prompted a repost from Musk, who is spinning up…
Mikhaila Friel
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Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services
Trump announced his nomination for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human…
Alice Tecotzky
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US intel says Russian actors made the fake Georgia voter fraud video — and expects more to come
Russian influence actors created a fake Georgia voter fraud video, a group of US intelligence offic…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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US offers $10 million for intel on Russian military media outlet Rybar amid election interference allegations
The US said that Rybar, a Russian war blog, has attempted to "advance pro-Russian and anti-Western …
Rebecca Rommen
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Rural North Carolinians are key for Trump's election chances in the swing state. Hurricane Helene upended their lives.
North Carolina is a critical battleground state for former president Donald Trump, but recovery eff…
Catherine Boudreau
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Voting in the UK and French elections taught me a concerning lesson that Americans should heed when heading to the polls
Benjamin Chadwick, who voted in France and the UK earlier this year, shares why political polarizat…
Benjamin Chadwick
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Both Democrats and Republicans in North Carolina say misinformation is complicating Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Donald Trump and others have shared false claims about the federal hurricane response. Officials sa…
Katie Balevic
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AI is amplifying social media disinformation — and making Big Tech civilly liable may be the key to stemming it
A legal expert proposes amending US law to hold social media companies civilly liable when their sa…
Natalie Musumeci
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Russia is exploiting this outdated election law to pay American influencers to sway voters
Russia, which has long worked to sway American elections, has found a new and legal way in.
Katie Balevic
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Trump vehemently denies knowing who's in charge of Project 2025. But he once took a private flight with its leader, a new report says.
Donald Trump has repeatedly denied any connection with Project 2025, but The Washington Post report…
Erin Snodgrass,Aditi Bharade
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Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries got thrashed in the African desert — and Ukraine says it helped
Ukraine said it provided intelligence to a group of separatists who attacked Russa's Wagner Group m…
Mia Jankowicz
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Kamala Harris' opening argument: Vote for me and I'll decimate Project 2025
Harris vowed to defeat Project 2025, but Trump has distanced himself from the project, calling it '…
Aditi Bharade
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Biden tries to drum up fundraising off Elon Musk's Trump endorsement: 'The richest person in the world is now on Team MAGA'
"Musk already ruined Twitter by allowing hate speech and disinformation to flood the platform," the…
Geoff Weiss
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What is Project 2025? The conservative road map is raising a lot of eyebrows, on both sides of the aisle.
Project 2025 is a plan for the first 180 days of the next Republican president. It's so extreme tha…
Katie Balevic
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Election campaigns are already using AI with some degree of success. Experts are concerned it will usher in a new era of disinformation.
The Democratic National Committee tested with AI-generated content and found that it could perform …
Lloyd Lee
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How Israel is using AI to try to get Americans on its side
Israel conducted a secret influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and civilians to drum up suppor…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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X and TikTok told by EU to 'step up' countering hate speech and Israel-Hamas disinformation
TikTok's CEO and an X executive met with a European Commision vice president, who warned about hate…
Pete Syme
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Mitch McConnell's support of the TikTok bill is a big deal, but that doesn't mean the app is doomed
Some senators have said they think the TikTok bill would get struck down in court.
Madison Hall
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False claims dead Palestinian baby was 'a doll' go viral on social media in the Israel-Hamas disinformation war
The Jerusalem Post, a leading Israeli news outlet, removed and retracted its article about the Pal…