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Two psychologists say Morgan Geyser, now 21, remains too dangerous to free following the 2014 attack on Payton Leutner, which saw the victim stabbed 14 times.

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old when they attacked their friend Payton Leutner in order to please a fictional character. Andrea Cavallier reports

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old when they attacked their friend Payton Leutner in order to please a fictional character. Andrea Cavallier reports

NEW YORK (AP) — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously. A post this past

NEW YORK (AP) — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of them crucial to the […]

False stories proliferate on the internet.

Elon Musks involvement with anonymous influencers on X platform highlights the spread of misinformation online. The use of social media to promote false narratives poses a threat to the integrity of information and democracy.