Law & Courts The story behind the Osama bin Laden videos on TikTok A manifesto written by the terrorist leader in 2002 resurfaced on TikTok, but the backlash to the videos was more widespread than the videos themselves. Bobby Allyn
Politics Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024 Experts say a right-wing campaign has cast efforts to combat rumors and conspiracy theories as censorship. As a result, they say, the tools to tamp down on election falsehoods have been scaled back. Shannon Bond Miles Parks
Law & Courts At the Supreme Court, 'First Amendment interests all over the place' At issue were cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their "personal" social medial pages, a practice that Donald Trump often engaged in when he was president. Nina Totenberg
Week in Review: crime, off-duty pilot, and mountain snowfall Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW's Dyer Oxley, Mike Davis, and Monica Nickelsburg. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
Law & Courts Is it true or not? Israeli group FakeReporter fact checks while seeking shelter A former Israeli combat soldier runs a nonprofit out of his in-laws' front yard that fact-checks posts on social media about the Israel-Hamas war in real time. Bobby Allyn
Law & Courts States sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis More than 40 states filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people. Bobby Allyn
Technology Fake accounts, old videos, and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people Shannon Bond
National How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery Some of the rumors and conspiracy theories were driven by the island's history, but others were pushed by social media influencers and foreign governments. Pien Huang Huo Jingnan
Science She got famous on YouTube. Now it helps fund her research in quantum gravity This theoretical physicist and mathematician drops a new video several times a month, dispensing her dry wit and pithy wisdom to a loyal fan base of nerds across the internet. Scott Neuman
Law & Courts Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment. Shannon Bond Natalie Escobar
