After images of the devastation left by Hurricane Helene started to spread online, so too did an image of a crying child holding a puppy on a boat. Some of the posts on X (formerly Twitter) showing ...

A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks of the war in Iran. The videos — showing huge explos ...

We inhabit a fractured information landscape where truth itself has become negotiable. Lying has not only lost its stigma — it’s become a viable strategy for success. Politicians lie with impunity, ...

Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind; By Annalee Newitz; W.W. Norton & Co.; 272 pp., $27.99 The effect of Hunter’s exposé about the supposed potency of communist propaganda ...

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has a long history of using social media to flaunt his powers — from declaring himself “the coolest dictator in the world” to posting dramatically shot videos of ...

With the amount of information we're fed regularly, the lines between fact and fiction seem more blurred than ever. Despite having news at the click of a touchscreen button, people are getting duped ...

One of the most revealing aspects of modern conflict is not always what happens on the battlefield, but what unfolds in the ...

The attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, now the leading candidate to become the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee after President Joe Biden’s historic decision to exit his race ...

An unprecedented wave of AI-generated misinformation about the US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators ...

The modern definition of "epicurean" is the opposite of what the Greek philosopher Epicurus originally taught. Epicurus advocated for a life of contentment through moderation, friendship, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One side of a leaflet that rained down on Beirut on Friday, March 13, 2026, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah.