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Claims that the individual was a Trump supporter circulated as online sleuths dug through associated social media profiles.

A clip of women dressed in niqabs has spread widely in Chinese-language social media posts, with some users falsely claiming it shows a street scene in London. In fact, the footage was taken in ...

The global nonprofit WITNESS seeks to address one of the biggest data gaps in the digital verification landscape: the dependence on tools-based methods that lack local knowledge.

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A City Council committee will begin discussing options in October whether to save, sell or scrap the building.

Lakehouse Capital, a Sydney-based investment manager, released its “Lakehouse Global Growth Fund” annual investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.

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As attendees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan reel from the shooting and arson during Sunday service, authorities are trying to determine the motive behind the attack ...

A new type of housing investor has come to St. Louis—one that involves not just out-of-town owners, but ones operating under a structure that’s part Bitcoin and part 1960s commune. For the alderwoman ...

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

On this special episode of "Uncanny Valley" recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, our hosts discuss Silicon Valley's history and future.