A Look At The Efforts To Monitor A Network Of Twitter Bots Tied To Russia
Following the Trump-Putin summit, NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks to Bret Schafer, a social media analyst at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, about which hashtags and links are trending among Russia-linked Twitter accounts.
How The Spread Of Fake Stories In India Has Led To Violence
In India, fake news can be deadly. About 20 people have been lynched by mobs, amid social media messages of kidnappers on the loose. Police are trying to teach first time smartphone users how to discern fact from fiction online.
‘Washington Post’ Reporter Describes Violent Clashes Happening In Nicaragua
Following another weekend of violence and protests against Nicaragua president Daniel Ortega, NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Washington Post reporter Joshua Partlow, who was inside a church that was attacked by pro-Ortega forces.
Why Trump’s summit performance rocked Capitol Hill
On Day Two, post-Helsinki summit, President Trump sought to ease the shock and awe over his jaw-dropping disavowal of his own intelligence services, saying he misspoke: He does believe their assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, Mr. Trum…
What The Past Week Means For U.S.-E.U. Relations
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with European Parliament member Elmar Brok about what President Trump’s past week in Europe means for relations between the United States and the European Union going forward.
Sen. Mark Warner Weighs In On Trump’s Remarks On Russian Election Interference
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about Monday’s press conference by Russian President Putin and President Trump, and how they addressed the issue of Russian election interference.
How truth encircles the White House
Of all the reactions to President Trump’s statement on Monday casting doubt on Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election, perhaps the wisest came from his own director of national intelligence, Dan Coats. Maybe it was his temperate response that…
How humpback whales made a global comeback
When the Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) was founded in 1980, its researchers would drive up and down the coast of Hawaii waiting to see a whale. At that time, only a few hundred humpback whales made it to the islands per year. “They’re just these gen…
Russia chalks up Trump-Putin summit as success. But is there a hidden cost?
The Helsinki summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might as well have been two different events held on separate planets, to judge by the overwhelming media and establishment reactions in the United States and Russia. On the other side of the…
Transcript: Obama’s Speech At The 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
The former president spoke in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Here is the full transcript.
In Boko Haram’s hometown, a favorite pastime endures: going to the zoo
The war came to the zoo here on a Friday, just after the afternoon prayer.
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