Amid eroding press freedoms, Indian journalist released from prison India’s Supreme Court grants bail to a journalist held for two years on terrorism charges with little evidence explainer Alishan Jafri
A philosophy professor proposes an Institute for Ascertaining Scientific Consensus A consensus-finding institution could help determine what constitutes an established truth, a boon to society. But can it really curb the spread of misinformation? feature Alex Christian
A hard line Slovak nationalist plots his return to power A Viktor Orban wannabe is making headway in the polls, but progressives think there’s still hope for democracy q&a Amanda Coakley
Modi does not want India to watch this documentary A BBC investigation into the Gujarat riots of 2002 infuriates the Indian government explainer Shougat Dasgupta
Brazil's insurrection followed the extreme right playbook Armed with weapons, mobile phones and conspiracy theories, groups born on Telegram led Brazil’s insurrection feature Fernanda Seavon
The year in five major themes from Coda From the fallout of war in Ukraine to climate denial and historical amnesia, here’s how we connected the dots in the chaos of 2022 roundup Rebekah Robinson
The year in conspiracy theories After a year of tracking conspiracy movements, here are the worst of a bad bunch roundup Isobel Cockerell
Antisemitism has never been new Mike Rothschild sits down with Coda to discuss why antisemitic conspiracies persist and what comes after QAnon q&a Isobel Cockerell
Russia is using African influencers to spread its lies on Twitter The Kremlin-backed Wagner Group is turning to a network of pan-African activists with large social media followings to justify the invasion of Ukraine feature Amanda Coakley and Frankie Vetch
Meghan never stood a chance against the internet Netflix’s “Harry & Meghan” documentary has re-ignited a campaign of hate by a mix of real and fake accounts targeting the royal couple feature Isobel Cockerell
How China became a global disinformation superpower Beijing is working to influence public opinion through state media’s partnership agreements abroad q&a Liam Scott
Along the Poland border with Belarus, 'we will never know how many people died' Poland blocks asylum seekers at the border with Belarus. The result is injury, even death, and a tarnishing of Poland’s humanitarian achievements q&a Amanda Coakley
Qatar rebrands criticism from the West as a clash of civilizations The intensity of the coverage of human rights failings, the World Cup hosts say, is racism in action rather than genuine concern explainer Shougat Dasgupta and Rayan El Amine
Behind the carnivalesque energy at CPAC México, a serious bid to unite a fractured international far-right Ideological true-believers, Catholic nationalists and cross-border election-deniers gathered in Mexico City to hone an agenda and anoint a new conservative leader for Mexico dispatch Danielle Lee Tomson
