Social media

Social media exploits our evolved need for information, feeding us fluff and outright misinformation. A new science of human collective behavior can help us retake control

It’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information

The Supreme Court kicked two cases challenging social media moderation laws in Florida and Texas back to lower courts

Amid the pandemic, the Pentagon ran a conspiracy campaign to discredit vaccines—just so it could score points against China. The revelation is a worst-case scenario for global public health

Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to World War I and a debate that divides us still

Social media is flooding users with bad information about birth control. Providers need to fight back by rebuilding trust in reproductive health care

Baked-in news practices cover only the worst moments of protests and neglect telling people what protesters are asking for, extensive research shows

Echo chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuels

AI-generated disinformation will target voters on a near-daily basis in more than 50 countries, according to a new analysis

In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images. It’s time for regulations that ban this kind of abusive AI content, cyberadvocates say

A forthcoming investigational report from an office of the Pentagon has found no evidence of aliens, only allegations circulated repeatedly by UFO claim advocates

A deep dive into one scholar’s correspondence shows society prefers blame and punishment over protecting children from sexual violence