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A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election, in the presence of observers from both Democrat and Republican parties, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2022.

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a patriotic concert in Moscow just ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 22, 2023.

How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is also playing out online, where Russia is using propaganda, fake accounts, and manipulated videos and images to deflect blame and undermine support for Ukraine.

Former President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, June 18, 2020.

For Trump, X marks the spot for his social media return. Why that could really matter

Donald Trump posted again for the first time in three years since being banned from various social media, taking to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter to post his mugshot.

Alabama nursing student Carlee Russell, 25, went missing from the shoulder of a highway Thursday night. She returned home Saturday. The circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear.

Carlee Russell made abduction-related internet searches before her disappearance

The 25-year-old nursing student vanished after calling 911 and a family member to report seeing a young child wandering along the side of an interstate in Alabama.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Apple CEO Tim Cook's fix for those pesky green text bubbles? 'Buy your mom an iPhone'

Google has called on Apple to adopt RCS, a new messaging service that is increasingly used on Android devices. The iPhone maker, which uses its own iMessage service, hasn't budged.

This illustration provided by ispace in April 2023 depicts the Hakuto spacecraft on the surface of the moon with the Earth in the background.

Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon

A Japanese company lost contact with its unmanned Hakuto spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed.

Lawmakers have a narrow window to approve a stopgap funding measure and avoid a possible government shutdown beginning in October. Leaders of the House and Senate say a temporary spending bill is needed to work on yearlong bills.

Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.

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Meta corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Nov. 9, 2022. The company announced plans last month will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in response to a decline in revenue.

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies have had a rocky 2022

Twitter on Tuesday said it is taking sweeping action against the conspiracy theory QAnon, removing more than 7,000 accounts associated with the group and banning links related to QAnon on the platform.

KPBS is no longer active on Twitter

The decision to stop posting to the embattled social media platform follows a decline in audience engagement and threats to public media’s credibility.

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