Of all the distortions and paranoia that Tucker Carlson promoted on his since-canceled Fox News program, one looms large: a conspiracy theory that an Arizona man working as a covert […]
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Back to news homeExtremism Finds Fertile Ground in Chat Rooms for Gamers
There are rules people must agree to before joining Unloved, a private discussion group on Discord, the messaging service popular among players of video games. One rule: “Do not respect […]
‘Ron DeSoros’? Conspiracy Theorists Target Trump’s Rival.
To some, he is “Ron DeSoros,” a puppet of the Democratic megadonor George Soros. To others, he is “Ron DeSatan,” a vaccine-supporting evildoer. And to still others, he is “Ron […]
Carlos Moreno Wanted to Improve Cities. Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for Him.
Researchers like Carlos Moreno, the professor behind a popular urban planning concept, are struggling with conspiracy theories and death threats. Read More
Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own
When ChatGPT exploded in popularity as a tool using artificial intelligence to draft complex texts, David Rozado decided to test its potential for bias. A data scientist in New Zealand, […]
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Targets a Legal Shield of Tech Giants
Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old California college student, was studying abroad in Paris in November 2015 when she was among the 130 people killed in a coordinated series of terrorist attacks […]
Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots
In 2020, researchers at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies found that GPT-3, the underlying technology for ChatGPT, had “impressively deep knowledge […]
Musk Lifted Bans for Thousands on Twitter. Here’s What They’re Tweeting.
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter in October, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” has ad-libbed his way through the company’s moderation policies.He initially argued that bans should be reserved for spam […]
In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star.
In 2004, 2chan went mainstream with the publication of “Train Man,” a collection of posts from the board that purportedly showed how users had helped a hapless nerd woo the […]
Truth Social’s Influence Grows Despite Its Business Problems
The right-wing social network faces two federal investigations and an uncertain financial future. But it has still managed to outpace its rivals. Read More