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The formula’s pretty clear by now. Wind up the resentment, hype crazy… Read MoreWhy ignorance isn’t funny, part 3: Stupid angry people. With guns
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I had been opening mail at my desk that afternoon in August… Read MoreWhy ignorance isn’t funny, Part 2: Climate scientist gets death threats
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Russian bad guys. It’s enough to bring on your nostalgia for the… Read MoreIs the Russian Menace really back, or is that just what they want us to think?
Two seemingly disparate stories or storylines involving two of the most dominant… Read MoreDeconstructing Facebook and Google: why are we seeing what they’re showing?
Look, we already know — there’s no point in fact-checking Donald Trump.… Read MoreIt’s only the post-truth era if we let it be
Two of my favourite analysts are writing about a new Buzzfeed survey… Read MorePeople may not remember the ‘news’ they see on Facebook, but that’s not much comfort