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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks ...

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 ...

Donald Trump has been lying to us ever since he came down that escalator. He just never stops lying because as a lifelong con man, it’s all he knows how to do. He’s still insisting he won the 2020 ...

Historical facts are powerful, but are often vulnerable to distortion when political agendas are at play. The indigenous connection of Jews to the homeland and the origins of the Palestinians are no ...