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Extreme Livestream

YouTube Livestreamers Made Money ‘Hunting’ for Migrants Along the US Border

After leaving Texas, members of the Take Our Border Back convoy livestreamed their harassment of migrants in Arizona and California.

David Gilbert

Election Watch

This Website Tracked Hate Crimes in India. Then the Government Took It Offline

Vittoria Elliott

Security Roundup

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

Latest

The Interview

Russian Memes Celebrate ‘Tucker Carlson Day’ After Putin Interview

David Gilbert

Don’t Call

AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Are Now Illegal

Makena Kelly

Russian Influence

Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis

David Gilbert

DON'T CALL ME

Mystery Company Linked to Biden Robocall Identified by New Hampshire Attorney General

Makena Kelly

EXTREME

The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—With Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow

David Gilbert

EXTREMISM

A Decapitation May Have Roots in Far-Right Border and Immigrant Paranoia

David Gilbert

TEXAS

Far-Right Extremists Are Organizing an Armed Convoy to the Texas Border

David Gilbert

HIGH STAKES

How Ready Is Meta for the Biggest Election Year in History?

Vittoria Elliott

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Inside an Election Denial Facebook Group on Primary Day

David Gilbert

RING RING

The Biden Deepfake Robocall Is Only the Beginning

Vittoria Elliott and Makena Kelly

IOWA 2024

Even After a Landslide Victory, Trump Supporters Claim Iowa Caucus Was Rigged

David Gilbert

Repeat Offender

A US-Sanctioned Oligarch Ran Pro-Kremlin Ads on Facebook—Again

David Gilbert

Year in Review

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

WIRED Staff

Content Moderation

Oversight Board Criticizes Meta’s Automated Moderation in Israel-Hamas War

Vittoria Elliott

The AI Elections

Microsoft’s AI Chatbot Replies to Election Questions With Conspiracies, Fake Scandals, and Lies

David Gilbert

WIRED Podcasts

Meet Taylor Swift’s Pro-Russia Doppelgänger

Lauren Goode and Michael Calore

Star Power

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign

Matt Burgess

GOP Debate

White Supremacists Are Celebrating Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘Great Replacement’ Rant

David Gilbert

Content Oversight

Israel–Hamas Conflict Sparks Meta Oversight Board’s First Emergency Case

Vittoria Elliott

Red

Fake Taylor Swift Quotes Are Being Used to Spread Anti-Ukraine Propaganda

David Gilbert