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The Atlantic Right-Wing Social Media Finalizes Its Divorce From Reality
Fox News acknowledged Trump’s loss. Facebook and Twitter cracked down on election lies. But true believers can get their misinformation elsewhere.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Right’s Disinformation Machine Is Getting Ready for Trump to Lose
QAnon has become a linchpin of far-right media—and the effort to preemptively delegitimize the election.
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John Phillips / Life Magazine via Getty / ... The Supply of Disinformation Will Soon Be Infinite
Disinformation campaigns used to require a lot of human effort, but artificial intelligence will take them to a whole new level.
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The Atlantic Virus Experts Aren’t Getting the Message Out
If the authorities can’t satisfy the public’s desire to know more, others will fill the void with misinformation.
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Max-o-matic For China, the ‘USA Virus’ Is a Geopolitical Ploy
In a new era of tinfoil-hat diplomacy, official sources are legitimizing conspiracy theories from the internet.
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Steve Allen / Getty / The Atlantic The Conspiracies Are Coming From Inside the House
After 2016, Americans are alert to Russian election interference, but domestic influencers are spreading discord on their own.
