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Peter Hotez at his desk in a white physician coat

Viral spread: Peter Hotez on the increase of anti-science aggression on social media

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

US Capitol.

How conspiratorial thinking is undermining democracy, and what we can do about it

By Alan C. Miller | Disruptive Technologies

How climate disinfo “super-spreaders” undermine climate action

By Matthew Taylor | Climate Change

Chicks.

As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

lone firefighter standing in front of flames

The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change

The layered, Swiss cheese model for mitigating online misinformation

By Leticia Bode, Emily Vraga | Disruptive Technologies

Meme Warfare: AI countermeasures to disinformation should focus on popular, not perfect, fakes

By Michael Yankoski, Walter Scheirer, Tim Weninger | Disruptive Technologies

Supporters of US President Donald Trump, including member of the QAnon conspiracy group Jake A, aka Yellowstone Wolf (C), enter the US Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Instead of reforming Facebook, should we just build something else?

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

CDC director Robert Redfield CNN coronavirus interview Sanjay Gupta

Did former CDC director offer a ham sandwich theory of COVID-19? Maybe. Maybe not.

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity

Russian opposition leader Alexy Navalny.

YouTube and other foreign tech companies bow to Kremlin pressure amid Navalny protests

By Justin Sherman | Disruptive Technologies

Donald Trump meets with Mark Zuckerberg.

The pandemic, protests, and election are putting social media content policies under a microscope

By Justin Sherman | Technology and Security

Kids are drawing pictures of the new coronavirus. That’s a good thing.

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Multimedia