China Is Using Fears Of Online Misinformation About The Coronavirus To Arrest People
The Chinese government is fighting two viral outbreaks: one that has killed 132 people so far and another that has caused mass confusion online for millions more.
How A Pepe The Frog Pop-Up Store Fractured A Divided Hong Kong
As rumors and lies run thick, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is trying to hold on to the meaning of their frog mascot.
QAnon Supporters And Anti-Vaxxers Are Spreading A Hoax That Bill Gates Created The Coronavirus
It has no basis in reality, but that hasn’t slowed its spread across Facebook and Twitter.
The Iranian Woman In The #IraniansDetestSoleimani Viral Video Was Also A Lobbyist For A Militia In Libya
Nowhere in her video or her television appearances did Saghar Erica Kasraie disclose her work for the army engaged in a civil war in the north African country.
Here’s What Giuliani’s Associate Lev Parnas Was Sharing On WhatsApp As He Investigated The Ukraine Conspiracy Theory
New evidence shows exactly how influenced by the right-wing online echo chamber Giuliani and his associates were — turns out the answer is: a lot.
The Most Popular Facebook Content About Iran Right Now Isn’t Just Pro-Trump — It Was Posted By Him
Wrapping your head around the engagement Trump’s Iran-related Facebook posts are getting is almost impossible.
Twitter Will Let You Limit Who Can Reply To Your Tweets. It's Unclear How People Will Use This New Feature To Harass Each Other.
"We will be experimenting with this in early 2020."
#ReleaseTheJJCut: “Star Wars” Misinformation Hell Is The New Future Of Everything
Get ready for a world run by warring online communities completely lost in their own misinformation. Warning: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
The US Army Has Banned Soldiers From Using TikTok
"It is considered a cyber threat," an Army spokesperson said.
Right-Wing Publishers Have Found A Way To Post The Supposed Trump Whistleblower’s Name To Facebook
Facebook said that sharing URLs with the name of the person believed to be the whistleblower is against their policies, but that hasn’t stopped news sites from doing it.
The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2019
People were pretty horny this year.
Facebook Is Not Removing An Ad Falsely Claiming Mitch McConnell Endorses Impeaching Trump
According to Facebook’s ad library, the ad has received over 1,000 impressions and was boosted for a few hundred dollars.
The 100 Memes That Defined The 2010s
From planking to VSCO girls.
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
12 Impeachment Conspiracies You’re Likely To Hear About At Thanksgiving
Pull this up on your phone before you start arguing at the dinner table this year.
Republicans’ Conspiracy Theory–Ridden Counterprogramming To Impeachment Is Working
Nothing Republican Rep. Devin Nunes does during the hearings makes sense if you watch it in the moment. When it’s posted on Facebook later, though, it works perfectly.
Twitter Has Suspended Several Accounts That Tweeted “I Hired Donald Trump To Fire People Like Yovanovitch"
A spokesperson for Twitter said they're looking into whether the phrase is trending organically.
The Witnesses At Wednesday’s Impeachment Hearing Weren’t Trying To Evade Republicans’ Questions. They Couldn’t Understand Them.
The hearings might lead to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. But they won’t make us agree with — or understand — each other.
A Top Diplomat Revealed His Staff Overheard Trump Asking About The Very Thing He Might Be Impeached For
Two key figures in the impeachment inquiry gave live, on-camera testimony about Trump’s alleged quid pro quo request to Ukraine.
Trump's Allies Have Been Attacking The Person They Say Is The Whistleblower Since 2017
He's been accused of being “pro-Ukraine and anti-Russia.”