Steven Lee Myers

A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.

State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.

Videos generated by artificial intelligence have swarmed social media to exploit public support of U.S. troops for other purposes.

Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.

The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.

The internet and a new film have breathed life into old conspiracy theories about one of the world’s most famous landmarks.

Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.

The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.

Prominent conservatives, including the president, sounded familiar alarms about voter suppression and other efforts to manipulate the vote on Election Day, without presenting evidence.