August 23, 2019 Trump announces increased tariffs on China in latest trade war salvo President Trump announced on Twitter Friday that his administration will retaliate against China by raising on imports from the Asian nation amid a bitter trade war between the two countries.
August 22, 2019 Google removes 210 YouTube channels in Hong Kong misinformation crackdown Google said Thursday that it had shut down 210 YouTube channels after the company learned they were tied to misinformation about the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
August 21, 2019 Fake news can lead to false memories, new study claims Voters could form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories if those articles align with their existing political beliefs, according to newly released results of a 2018 study.
August 20, 2019 Ex-Obama speechwriter rips Ted Cruz over NYT criticism: 'You were less upset when Trump attacked your wife and father' Former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau went after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., over the lawmaker's recent criticism of the New York Times, suggesting that Cruz was "less upset" when President Trump attacked his family during the 2016 election.
August 19, 2019 Facebook, Twitter accuse China of disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters Twitter and Facebook together suspended hundreds of accounts that were tied to a Chinese disinformation campaign that targeted pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
August 19, 2019 Gutfeld on tweeting while wasted If more high people are wrecking themselves online than on the road, that's a win for all of us.
August 19, 2019 Hillary Clinton slams Trump for sharing 'debunked study' that Google manipulated 'millions' of 2016 votes Hillary Clinton blasted President Trump for tweeting about what she described as a "debunked study" that suggests "millions" of voters in 2016 were manipulated in her favor by Google.
August 15, 2019 Hate speech algorithms biased against blacks, researchers find Two new studies say that artificial intelligence trained to find hate speech may actually be boosting racial bias.
August 14, 2019 Rep. Liz Cheney blasts GOP colleague Steve King over 'appalling' rape and incest remarks: 'It's time for him to go' Rep. Liz Cheney blasted her Republican colleague Steve King on Wednesday over his remarks questioning whether there would be "any population" without rape and incest.
August 14, 2019 LG smart refrigerator used for tweeting by teen whose mom banned electronics A teenager who claims her mother took her electronics away seemingly resorted to what might be the last imaginable place to tweet from: a refrigerator.
