It’s the farthest place in the world from land. A lot seems to be going on there.
A look at the origins and appeal of the song MEPs used to serenade the Hungarian PM in Strasbourg
A powerful Christian conservative legal group is quietly reshaping America through the courts. Here’s what it’s after.
Experts warn that weather-related disinformation can rapidly escalate into real-world risks and distract from aid.
Last week, Vladimir Putin signed into law two bills allowing defendants awaiting sentencing to sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry in exchange for avoiding prison time and criminal liability.
Although few yet see it coming, humans are about to enter a new era of history. Call it “the age of depopulation.” For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline. But whereas the last implosion was caused by a deadly disease borne by fleas, the coming one will be entirely due to choices made by people.
One of the most troubling recent proposals from the AfD is to ban refugees from public events—allegedly to reduce terrorism risks. This is Germany, 90 years after the Nuremberg Laws. It is a grim reminder of Hitler’s first legislative actions in 1933 to ban Jews from public life.
RSF_fr Partager facebook twitter linkedin Courriel La désinformation du Kremlin représente une grave menace pour le droit à l’information fiable. Reporters sans frontières (RSF) exhorte l'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom), à appliquer avec fermeté, urgence et efficacité les sanctions de l'Union européenne (UE) contre la chaîne RT (anciennement Russia Today).
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin’s ‘troll factory’ and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age
The Kremlin is weaponizing an alternative version of the website—and rewriting the facts of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
Propagandist al Kremlinului, Valeriu Ostalep livrează arme instituțiilor de forță ale Republicii Moldova
Russian President, Mysticism, and the Occult
Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was traded in 2022 for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine will end later this year unless an alternative can be found
False claims are adding to the chaos and confusion in many storm-battered communities. Social media platforms such as X have allowed the falsehoods to spread.
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Ukraine wants to keep trade flowing and destroy Russia’s fleet
Bombed Ukrainian cities displayed on street banners and promoted online across Georgia are an attempt to mobilize voters against Western support October 4, 2024 Georgian Dream promotes images of bombed Ukrainian cities as an electoral fearmongering tactic.
Officials tell POLITICO Russia used a honeytrap to persuade the unidentified opposition lawmaker to push anti-NATO messages, and liaise with extremists in Northern Ireland.
New details emerge of Israel’s elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or maim thousands of its operatives.
Amid the war in Ukraine, almost every politician in Moldova wants to avoid being seen as strongly pro-Russian. But public support for Russia remains significant.
Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers.
Un coordonator al campaniei lui Mircea Geoană este partener de afaceri cu un propagandist rus care a fost în Crimeea de cel puțin 10 ori după anexarea ilegală din 2014, dezvăluie o investigație internațională.