The New York Times Sees a ‘Russian-Style’ Conspiracy Everywhere

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR Jul 15, 2019 At the paper of record, inconvenient facts and disputes are increasingly dismissed as the byproducts of a larger disinformation campaign. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

White Nationalists Have Found Their Man in Tucker Carlson

Will Carless and Aaron Sankin / Reveal Dec 11, 2018 A survey of sites like Gab and Voat finds the Fox News host has amassed a loyal following among racists and far-right reactionaries. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Computer Specialist Involved in Clinton Email Deletion May Have Asked Reddit Users for Help

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 20, 2016 Threads by a user asking for advice on how to "strip out a VIP's (VERY VIP) email address from a bunch of archived email" on the popular website may point to Paul Combetta, the tech specialist involved in the Hillary Clinton email scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Counting Mass Shootings Is a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence in America

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2015 It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Self-Described Evangelical to U.S. Christians: Jesus Would Vote for Bernie Sanders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 After the progressive presidential candidate spoke to 12,000 students, faculty and administrators at Liberty University, a stronghold of political and religious conservatism, a man who calls himself an alumnus of the school and an evangelical leader told listeners that the candidate’s policies are an embodiment of Christian values. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Video Game Addiction: It’s Real and Potentially Harmful

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 29, 2015 For most consumers, playing video games is a harmless pastime, but for others it spirals out of control and becomes an addiction with very real offline consequences. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Two-Front War for the Future of the Internet

By Thor Benson Sep 10, 2014 Protests like Wednesday's Internet Slowdown Day and the continued push to make the Internet a public utility are episodes in long battles that have no definite end in sight, but activists are in it for the long haul. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Gov’t Agency, UPS Accidentally Send Drone Parts to College Student

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2014 Well, oops, UPS. A logistical glitch, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is attributing to a delivery snafu by UPS, caused parts of a drone designed to monitor marine life and ocean conditions to end up far from its intended destination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israeli Government Kept Young Palestinian Suspects in Outside Cages, Group Alleges

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2014 A human rights group in Israel has denounced the country's government, saying it "tortured" Palestinian children; a Reddit user publishes his unexpected $55,000 hospital bill for an appendectomy; meanwhile, Fukushima's Daiichi Unit 3 will not explode, despite reports to the contrary. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Applebee’s Fires Waitress After Pastor’s ‘God’ Tip

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 1, 2013 A waitress claims she was fired by Applebee's after posting a note online from a pastor who refused to leave a tip, writing on the credit card receipt instead that "I give God 10% Why do you get 18.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anonymous Honors Aaron Swartz by Hacking MIT

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 15, 2013 In its tribute to Internet activist Aaron Swartz posted on MIT's website, the hacktivist collective said it wanted to use "this tragedy to be a basis for reform of computer crime laws, and the overzealous prosecutors who use them." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Aaron Swartz

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2013 Was Aaron Swartz, beloved friend, activist and computer programmer, a casualty of the U.S. government’s vigorous campaign to silence champions of Internet freedom?Was Aaron Swartz, beloved friend, activist and computer programmer, a casualty of the government’s campaign to silence champions of Internet freedom? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )