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A $125 Shirt Sold Out in Hours. Ask Yourself Why.
Before you move on from the Tiger Woods story, pause here for a moment.
Allison McSorley
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This Is Not About What Trump Said
A media literacy breakdown of the Mueller news cycle and the system that made it inevitable
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How Algorithms Actually Decide What You See
Part 1: Engagement signals and the ranking system that shapes your reality
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Two Verdicts. Zero Accountability Yet.
This week’s rulings against Meta and Google matter. But mistaking them for a finish line would be a serious error.
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A School Full of Children. And We Can’t Even Trust the Pictures.
Four major outlets published it. Here's what none of them told you about where it came from.
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A Jury Just Found Meta Guilty of Harming Children. Here’s What Actually Happened.
For the first time in U.S. history, a state has prevailed at trial against a major tech company for endangering young people.
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1.1 Million People Watched a Child That Never Existed
What a viral AI video reveals about grief, algorithms, and who profits from both.
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This Photo Cost You $220 Million. Look Closer.
A government-produced image, a compromised contract, and some things that don't quite add up.
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AI Fakes Are a Weapon Now. And The Iran War Is Proof.
What's flooding your feed isn't just misinformation. It's infrastructure.
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The Claim Doesn't Have to Be True. It Has to Be Profitable.
Nick Shirley's San Diego voter fraud video and the incentive structure behind it.
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The Facebook Privacy Post Is Fake. Your Data Concerns Are Not.
Why this hoax works, and what actually gives you control
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The Government Can Already Buy Your Location Data Without a Warrant. Now It Wants AI Too.
The Anthropic-Pentagon standoff, explained for the rest of us.