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• Nope, 'facial recognition' didn't spot Antifa members at US riots

  The facial recognition firm behind Congressman Gaetz's claim says it actually identified neo-Nazis -- not Antifa.

  • Thomas Macaulay

• A psychologist's guide to changing the minds of anti-maskers

  While the world is eagerly waiting for COVID-19 vaccines to bring an end to the pandemic, wearing a mask to help prevent ...

  • The Conversation

• Targeting Trump fans, QAnon ad slips through Facebook’s filters

  Despite Facebook’s efforts to tamp down on the fringe conspiracy QAnon movement, its backers are still finding ways ...

  • The Markup

• QAnon conspiracy bots are taking over Twitter

  Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what they are seeing is the result ...

  • The Conversation

• Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle

  Recent decisions by Facebook and YouTube to crack down on the far-right conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon will disrupt ...

  • The Conversation

• British grannies, please stop with the QAnon memes on Facebook

  A headteacher in Stoke-on-Trent told me that, alongside ensuring a COVID-safe return to school for her pupils this September, ...

  • The Conversation

• Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs

  Heres an exhaustive play-by-play of the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Scientists know coronavirus came from bats, not a lab — here’s how

  One of the conspiracy theories that have plagued attempts to keep people informed during the pandemic is the idea that the ...

  • The Conversation

• The anatomy of a fake news headline

  As confrontations between Black Lives Matter protesters and police erupted across the country earlier this month, some Oregonians, ...

  • The Markup

• Bill Gates commits $750M to help Oxford vaccinate the world against COVID-19

  Gates' millions will support the delivery of 300 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, confusingly dubbed AZD1222. ...

  • David Canellis

• How the coronavirus led to a rise in online Islamophobic hate speech

  Communities coming together to help those in need has been a strong theme of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time ...

  • The Conversation

• How conspiracy theories spread online – it's not just down to algorithms

  The debate has grown in recent years over the role that social media algorithms play in spreading conspiracy theories and ...

  • The Conversation

• Why conspiracy theories flourish during pandemics

  A bioengineered virus, a genetic mutation induced by 5G technology, a big pharma conspiracy, a plot single-handedly masterminded ...

  • The Conversation

• New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog

  I'm about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's blog and – spoiler alert – it's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Facebook now bans ads peddling coronavirus conspiracies and fake cures

  Facebook doubles down on its desire to halt the spread of coronavirus misinformation, this time by prohibiting ads for "cures." ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Coronavirus is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories – and that has serious consequences

  The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as ...

  • The Conversation

• Coronavirus petitions have generated over 3,590,563 signatures

  There are over 1,600 coronavirus (COVID-19) petitions on Change.org — and they've attracted a total of over 3.5 million ...

  • Mix

• Project Veritas 'exposes' CNN's bias against Trump

  I don't know how to tell you this, but at least some of the people who work at CNN have a personal bias against President ...

  • Tristan Greene

• This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media

  Troll Factory taps into the power of gamification to bring about awareness and "illustrate how fake news, emotive content ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• 4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter

  A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following ...

  • Bryan Clark

• James Bridle is live at TNW2019 - tune in now!

  We’re coming at you live from TNW2019 on day one where author James Bridle is about to take to the main stage to talk about ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Notre Dame fire sparks Twitter conspiracy theories

  Various commenters on Twitter are using the burning of the beautiful, historic Notre Dame cathedral to further a number of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Delve deep into Bitcoin’s craziest conspiracy theories

  Bitcoin has always been shrouded in mystery, and to this day, not much is known about its origins or the identity of its ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez