Economist Tyler Cowen elaborates on some of the reasons why. The root of the problem is that voters have poor incentives to become well-informed and evaluate information objectively.
The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.
Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation."
The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.
The paper worries that "social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation."
Plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden allege that federal pressure to remove and suppress COVID-19 material on Facebook and Twitter violates the First Amendment.
A new study of COVID-19 narratives makes the very mistake it purports to correct.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern for a live discussion with Jay Bhattacharya and John Vecchione about their legal case against the Biden administration.
Humanity has always adjusted to the reliability of new information sources.
A new documentary film argues that the second-largest website on the planet is flooded with misinformation. Is that right?
"Disinformation" researchers alarmed by the injunction against government meddling with social media content admire legal regimes that allow broad speech restrictions.
The response to the decision illustrates the alarming erosion of bipartisan support for the First Amendment.
Confirmation of Wuhan scientists as "patients zero" makes the lab leak theory look likely—and the misinformation police look like fools.
"We find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech."
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
Not only is that claim factually incorrect, but it's also wrong to be so pessimistic about young people's economic future.
Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of Jacob Siegel's broadside against the "counter-disinformation complex" in Tablet magazine.
I have more reason than most to cheer his departure from Fox News. But it's unlikely to significantly diminish the problem of political misinformation, which is driven by demand more than supply.
Officials who often get it wrong can’t be trusted to reliably decree what’s true.
The COVID-19 lab leak theory was labeled "misinformation." Now it's the most plausible explanation.
The legal challenge to censorship by proxy highlights covert government manipulation of online speech.
The latest Twitter Files shows a partnership between Stanford University researchers and government-funded organizations encouraged social media companies to police true information.
Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.
The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.
It is hard to find evidence of this "disturbing trend."
The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates.
A government-supported organization's controversial ratings of online news sources illustrate the challenge of deciding what qualifies as disinformation.
The paper is unfazed by First Amendment objections to the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation" on social media.
In the Twitter Files, every conversation with a government official contains the same warning: You can do it happily, or we’ll make you.
"I think we need to just call this out on the bullshit it is."
One federal judge thought the state's new restrictions on medical advice were clear, while another saw a hopeless muddle.
Deepfakes aren't nearly as dangerous as the tried-and-true technique of saying something misleading with the imprimatur of authority.
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.
Plus: FOSTA in court, challenges to Illinois' assault weapon ban, and more...
Secret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds' campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID "misinformation."
At the World Economic Forum, Brian Stelter and panelists discuss why everything is Facebook's fault.
Plus: House votes to rescind IRS funding, the FDA is putting unnecessary strings on pharmacies filling abortion pill prescriptions, and more...
There is "no evidence of a meaningful relationship" between Russia's influence campaign on Twitter and the 2016 electoral outcome.
The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate on one of the world's largest social media platforms.
Plus: Would Adam Smith be a libertarian if he were alive today?
The company's broad definition of "misleading information" and its deference to authority invited censorship by proxy.
People in power lean on private businesses to impose authoritarian policies forbidden to the government.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern for a live analysis of the internal Twitter documents recently published by Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and Michael Shellenberger.
The most disturbing aspect of the “Twitter Files” is the platform’s cozy relationship with federal officials who demanded suppression of speech they considered dangerous.
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
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