Dear Mom & Dad: We Need to Talk about QAnon By Seyward Darby Highlight Children Of QAnon believers are desperately trying to deradicalize their parents.
The Fault in Our Stars: On Fake Celebrity Interviews By Soraya Roberts Feature Fake celebrity interviews have been around for years, but Germany has seemingly become one of the largest exporters.
When Richard Nixon Declared War on the Media By Matt Giles Commentary Jim Acosta isn’t the first reporter to be barred from the White House—when Stuart Loory reported on the possibility that Richard Nixon was bilking taxpayers, he found himself on the president’s enemies list.
Sabrina By Longreads Feature A video of a missing woman being murdered has surfaced on the internet, confirming the worst. Her boyfriend, lying low at a friend’s house, stumbles upon a radio program whose enigmatic host says she’s still alive.
The Contradictions of Twitter’s ‘We Care’ Campaign By Jacob Silverman Feature With bots, fake news, and an angry right-wing flank, Twitter is crashing against the limits of ideological neutrality.
Area Man Knows All About Fake News By Catherine Cusick Highlight But who’s Area Man? In an era of fake news crackdowns, satirical newspapers aren’t adding up.