Media Literacy
Seen Everywhere, Checked Nowhere
What a viral World Cup story reveals about the modern information ecosystem.
Allison McSorley
Algorithmic Influence
The Invisible Editor
Algorithmic influence is designed to go unnoticed. The TikTok deal is a warning about who controls it — and who inherits it next.
Media Accountability
Media AI Watch
The disappearing thumb on Meet The Press.
Media Literacy
The Billionaires Who Decide What You See
Control of American media is collapsing into a handful of owners — every one of them courting the same White House.
Newsletter
When a Newspaper Decides the Truth Is Optional
The Washington Post editorial board defended a man whose viral, discredited claims helped fuel an operation that killed two Americans.
Newsletter
The Illusory Truth Effect
How repetition gets turned into belief
Newsletter
Quarantined in Nebraska, Brought to You by Heinz
The New York Times called him an influencer. The morning shows that reached millions did not.
Newsletter
Government AI Watch: The Selfie
An attempted presidential assassination. A federal court filing. A photograph the government admits was enhanced.
Newsletter
Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Have a Privacy Problem
Inside the global pipeline that turns "Hey Meta" into a stranger watching you undress.
Newsletter
Inside the Lie Factory
How a Vietnamese clickbait operation paired Cole Allen with fifty celebrities, and the 7 billion reasons Meta has to let it happen.
Newsletter
The Amish lady selling you supplements doesn't exist.
Inside the AI-generated influencer operation that hundreds of thousands of people trust for health advice.
Newsletter
Government AI Watch
The FBI released this video. The New York Times analyzed it. Nobody asked why a man's forearm vanishes into a door, and reappears a frame later.