Tiffany Hsu

Seeing false and toxic information as a potentially expensive liability, companies in and outside the tech industry are angling to hire people who can keep…

False narratives about voting in the midterm elections proliferated on the platform, which has shed half its employees since Mr. Musk bought the company last…

Election results may take a while, experts say heading into Tuesday’s vote. Be wary of pre-emptive claims of fraud. Hiccups are to be expected.

Researchers at Tufts expressed concern in a report about conspiracy theories on Twitter ahead of the midterms.

Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, acknowledged that ad spending on the platform had slumped. He blamed the drop on pressure from activists.

Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.

More multilingual fact-checking groups are pushing back against misleading translations, manipulated images and outright lies that jump platforms and cross borders.

As the platform draws more political content, it is putting up barriers to prevent politicians from spending or making money by promoting themselves.

Media literacy efforts are intensifying, targeting students as they approach voting age. But some educators struggle “to push through that apathy.”

The fast-growing platform’s poor track record during recent voting abroad does not bode well for elections in the U.S., researchers said.