Fake accounts, old videos, and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion
Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people
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Video game clips and old videos are flooding social media about Israel and Gaza
"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.
How did we come to live extremely online? Mommy bloggers, says one writer
Washington Post columnist and tech journalist Taylor Lorenz chronicles the history of the internet in her new book, Extremely Online.
How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery
Some of the rumors and conspiracy theories were driven by the island's history, but others were pushed by social media influencers and foreign governments.
She got famous on YouTube. Now it helps fund her research in quantum gravity
This theoretical physicist and mathematician drops a new video several times a month, dispensing her dry wit and pithy wisdom to a loyal fan base of nerds across the internet.
Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies
The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment.
Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves
The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.
Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics
A retired teacher in Saudi Arabia a death sentence for his tweets criticizing the country's leadership to just a handful of followers, according to rights advocates and his family.
Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down
Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests
For Trump, X marks the spot for his social media return. Why that could really matter
Donald Trump posted again for the first time in three years since being banned from various social media, taking to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter to post his mugshot.