Media
GamerGate: How Consumers Are Influencing the Culture Battle
Video games have become America's favorite hobby. A culture clash over identity was probably inevitable.
FBI Admits It Created Fake AP News Story
Agents sent story link to 15-year-old suspect's MySpace page
The New Presidential Propaganda
Imagery of the chief executive is more tightly controlled and carefully considered than ever.
Mother Jones Claims the Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011. Is That True?
A new bottle for some old data
Ebola Conspiracies: A Tale of Two Daily Mail Articles
A newspaper chortles about dubious Ebola stories while spreading one of its own.
Don't Panic About Ebola—and Don't Panic About People Panicking Either
Public hysteria isn't the problem.
Video's Gutenberg Moment
How the VX1000 camera revolutionized news, documentaries, and porn.
Obama Met with Journalists Before ISIS War Speech
Dude, they're not the ones you need to get permission from.
Girl Tries to Kill Family; Sheriff's Office Blames…Slender Man?
A new wave of Slender Man hysteria