Scandal
The UK’s Data Watchdog Just Fined Facebook The Maximum It Could For The Cambridge Analytica Scandal
“A company of its size and expertise should have known better and it should have done better.”
As Facebook Shows Off Its "Election War Room," A Massive WhatsApp Scandal Hits Brazil
The timing of Facebook's announcement throws into question how serious the company is about actually fighting misinformation in Brazil's election.
Why No Scandal Has Stuck To Trump
Even when a story like the New York Times’ recent tax investigation reveals new information, there’s no shockwave — because it doesn’t unsettle the foundation of Trump’s image.
CBS Chief Les Moonves Is Leaving As He Faces A Sexual Harassment Scandal
The executive who turned CBS into the most watched channel on television faces allegations that he sexually harassed six women.
The Head Of USA Gymnastics Resigned Amid Continuing Fallout From The Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
Kerry Perry resigned Monday night after just nine months on the job, and four days after coach Mary Lee Tracy was fired for contacting Nassar victim Aly Raisman.
Facing A #MeToo Scandal, A Top CBS Executive Insists Everything Is Fine
In the wake of the New Yorker's investigation into sexual harassment at CBS, the company's president of entertainment finally faced the press.
There's A Huge Scandal In China Right Now About Faulty Vaccines For Children
There's no evidence of anyone being harmed, but the scandal has caused outrage on social media and IRL.
Jim Jordan Is Facing Questions About A College Wrestling Sex Abuse Scandal. Here's What You Need To Know.
Former Ohio State wrestlers say Jordan, a former assistant coach, knew they were sexually abused as students. Jordan, a Republican, denies the allegations and claims investigators have ties to Democrats.
USC's President Is Stepping Down Amid An Abuse Scandal Involving The School's Gynecologist
"We have heard the message that something is broken and that urgent and profound actions are needed," USC's board of trustees said in a letter.
200 Professors Are Demanding USC's President Resign Amid A Gynecologist Abuse Scandal
Dr. George Tyndall allegedly inappropriately touched students and made sexually and racially discriminatory comments.
In Creating “Scandal” And Olivia Pope, Shonda Rhimes Changed The TV Landscape
“In order for Olivia Pope to work and to succeed ... she had to get to be as three-dimensional and as messed up and bad or good or smart or interesting as the Walter Whites of the world got to be,” said creator Shonda Rhimes.
This New Film Is Resurrecting Ted Kennedy’s Darkest Scandal
"It is a damning portrait because there's no other way to tell it," Chappaquiddick director John Curran told BuzzFeed News.
Morning Update: Facebook's Data Harvesting Scandal Somehow Got Worse
An Instagram model was charged with trafficking MDMA, the Duffer Brothers were accused of stealing Stranger Things. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, April 5.
A UK Privacy Watchdog Is Searching Cambridge Analytica's Office As Its Scandal Fallout Deepens
"Please can I be absolutely clear: we did not use any GSR data in the work we did in the 2016 US presidential election," Cambridge Analytica acting CEO Alexander Tayler said in an email to press.
A Facebook User Just Sued Over The Cambridge Analytica Scandal
A Maryland woman said she was targeted by political ads on Facebook in the 2016 election.
Mark Zuckerberg Finally Addressed Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal
"This was a breach of trust," Zuckerberg said.
Scandal May See Cambridge Analytica Shut Out Of Brazil, One The Biggest Elections This Year
The Brazilian company — which partnered with Cambridge Analytica in 2017 — denied having knowledge of illegal conduct by the British firm.
How A Player In The Trump-Russia Scandal Led A Double Life As An American Spy
Felix Sater has been cast as a Russian mafioso, a career criminal, and a key business associate of President Donald Trump's — but he spent more than two decades as an intelligence asset who helped the US government track terrorists and mobsters. “Greed is my go-to weapon.”
Leading Skeptic Group Suspends Ties To Physicist Lawrence Krauss After Sexual Harassment Scandal
The Center for Inquiry has distanced itself from star speaker Lawrence Krauss “pending further information,” 11 days after BuzzFeed News revealed a long history of accusations against him.
This Is The Absolute Craziest Russian Scandal That You've Probably Never Heard Of
This Russian woman was revealed to be at the heart of a scandal involving a billionaire and a politician. Now she wants to get out of a Thai prison to get asylum in the US.
US Olympic Committee Chief Steps Down Following Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Scandal
Scott Blackmun, who has led the US Olympic Committee since 2010, is the latest official to step down over the organization's handling of abuse allegations against the US gymnastics team doctor.
Hope Hicks Has Been Able To Spin Every White House Scandal Except Her Own
The communications director has survived the storms of the Trump White House by doing what PR gurus do best: never, ever making the story about you. Until now.
Having Trouble Following The Rob Porter Scandal? This Timeline Will Help.
President Trump’s top aides have struggled to clearly explain their response to questions about Rob Porter, making it confusing for the American people. Here’s what the public learned in chronological order.
Country Music Has Found Its Weinstein Scandal. So Why Hasn’t There Been A Reckoning?
Three more people have accused country music publicist Kirt Webster of sexually harassing employees, putting the number of people who have spoken out at over two dozen. But saying #MeToo has changed little for victims in Nashville.
The US Olympics Committee Says Its CEO Did "The Right Thing" Handling The Larry Nassar Abuse Scandal
"We think that he did what he was supposed to do and did the right thing at every turn,” US Olympic Committee Chair Larry Probst said of under-fire CEO Scott Blackmun.
Astrophysicist Christian Ott Was Just Fired From His New Job In Finland After Harassment Scandal
The decision came after Finnish astronomers circulated an open letter. "Harassment or discrimination threaten our community and our way of working together. They have no place here," it said.
Congress Is Now Investigating US Sports Organizations After The Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic Committee, and Michigan State University.
Michigan State University President Resigns In Wake Of Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
On Friday the school's athletic director resigned.
USA Gymnastics Executives Resign Amid Sex Abuse Scandal Involving Former Team Doctor
Gymnasts have called out the organization for not protecting them from Larry Nassar, the organization's former doctor who pleaded guilty to abusing young athletes in his care.
Opinion: We Need To Be A Lot Angrier About The Larry Nassar Scandal
How is this not a bigger scandal? Perhaps because most people only care about gymnastics once every four years — and all the victims were girls and women.