It’s election season, and I have people in my network asking me for my thoughts on how social media is affecting the daily sentiment around the political climate. In recent years, the landscape of ...

One of the cornerstones of liberal democracies is the political debate on how to shape society. However, discussions about politics often lead to frustration or result in a long-term strain on social ...

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in ...

An independent, nonprofit news organization bringing readers facts and analysis from researchers and scientists to help them make sense of a complex world. Does politics stress you out? Did the last ...

Finally, something that both sides of the aisle can agree on: social media companies are too powerful. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 78% of American adults say social media ...

A growing number of conservative influencers are making content in which they claim to uncover fraud. A growing number of conservative influencers are making content in which they claim to uncover ...

It seems as if people are angrier than ever. According to a poll by CBS News, 84 percent of Americans believe we are angrier than previous generations. Another survey recently found that nine in 10 ...

Sharing false political information on social media by users may be associated with aspects of personality such as positive schizotypy, a set of traits including paranoia, suspicion and disrupted ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to settle the major constitutional questions raised in a blockbuster dispute over laws approved in Texas and Florida intended to protect conservative viewpoints on ...

Southeast Asia exhibits a wide range of political structures, cultural systems, depths of political engagement, and histories. Nearly four decades since the advent of the Internet in the region, the ...

Does politics stress you out? Did the last election cause you to lose sleep, lose your temper or lose a friend? If so, you weren't alone. For the better part of two decades, the American Psychological ...

After more than six weeks of investigating Thomas Matthew Crooks’ life, the FBI remains stumped as to his motives for attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in July.