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Fake News

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The pros and cons of social media

Pros and Cons Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy

Life in the post-truth era

Opinion The mainstream media can't hold back a tsunami of misinformation

By Theunis Bates Published 31 October 24

Opinion
California's new AI regulations are cracking down on political deepfakes

Under the radar In the age of generative AI, there is a lot of sophisticated fake content floating around the web

By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published 20 September 24

Under the radar
The Week Unwrapped: Malaysia's 'orangutan diplomacy'

Podcast Plus, floating wind farms and new passport checks for UK travellers

By The Week Staff Published 23 August 24

Podcast
The Week Unwrapped: Afghanistan under the Taliban, three years in

Podcast Plus, the UK's energy superhighway, and Olympic boxing under scrutiny

By The Week Staff Published 16 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: The underwater internet threat

Podcast Plus, will Labour dare to replace the council tax? And how can we help ex-prisoners find a home?

By The Week Staff Published 9 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: A breakthrough in the battle against sepsis?

Podcast Plus, MPs swapping careers and Olympians swapping nationalities

By The Week Staff Published 2 August 24

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The Week Unwrapped: The dark world of illicit gambling

Podcast Plus, the pension pot shortfall and Obama's silence on Harris

By The Week Staff Published 26 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Is Trump off the hook?

Podcast Plus, at-home smear tests, and Katy Perry's feminist flop

By The Week Staff Published 19 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: What is Project 2025?

Podcast Plus, trouble in the Indian Ocean and life on Mars

By The Week Staff Published 12 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Are we ready for bird flu?

Podcast Plus, will unrest in Turkey derail a deal with Syria? And could AI exacerbate climate change?

By The Week Staff Published 5 July 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Why is Airbnb being banished from Barcelona?

Podcast Plus, are aircraft exhaust fumes dangerous to human health? And are Ukrainians really less stressed than Brits?

By The Week Staff Published 28 June 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Should social media carry health warnings?

Podcast Plus, French's footballers wade into politics, and the rise of news avoidance

By The Week Staff Published 21 June 24

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The Week Unwrapped: Fracas at the Fringe festival

Podcast Plus, a vice-presidential plane crash and woeful weather

By The Week Staff Published 14 June 24

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The Week Unwrapped: How the internet has changed the Amazon

Podcast Plus, anonymity for sex-crime suspects, and a bad day for French pride

By The Week Staff Published 7 June 24

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