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Election 2020

Are These Vulgarity-Spouting Birds a Threat to Democracy?

Aaron Reynolds is just trying to make people laugh, but his content may have been flagged on Instagram for interfering with the election.

Eric Boehm and Justin Monticello | 12.28.2020 9:40 AM

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Social Media

Are These Effin' Birds From Canada Fucking With American Democracy?

Aaron Reynolds, the creator of "Swear Trek" and "Effin' Birds," talks about living and dying by Instagram's algorithms.

Eric Boehm | 12.4.2020 1:00 PM

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Reason Roundup

With Biden Up in Pennsylvania, Are We Headed Toward Gridlock?

Plus: Republicans denounce Trump fraud allegations, Trump campaign mounts multiple legal challenges, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.6.2020 10:07 AM

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Internet

You Can't Always Trust What You Hear Online, and Congress Has Some Ideas About Fixing That

The House Intelligence Committee is mulling ways to stop an "infodemic." Is this really a task we want the government to tackle?

Jesse Walker | 10.19.2020 10:55 AM

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Assault Weapon Ban

'Assault Weapons,' Explained

How a scary name for an arbitrary group of firearms distorts the gun control debate

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2018 6:00 AM

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Fake News

Fake News: Finally Somebody Is Doing Something About It!

Vladimir Putin's Foreign Ministry

Ronald Bailey | 2.23.2017 6:00 PM

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Environmentalism

Glyphosate Found in Some Cereals: Alarmists Generate Useless Panic

Another bogus scaremongering study by anti-technology activists

Ronald Bailey | 4.19.2016 6:03 PM

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Donald Trump

How Trump's Big Lie Technique Works—"Belief Echoes" from Disinformation

Politicians have an enormous incentive to "strategically spread false information" otherwise known as "lie."

Ronald Bailey | 1.12.2016 1:01 PM

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