Despite the rhetoric on both sides of the political aisle, state voting laws have very small effects on election outcomes, research finds.

Professor Adam Berinsky’s new book examines the political misinformation that threatens the US system of government.

A rebranding expert on what may lie in store for the transformed social media platform.

An argument over London’s ultra low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics.

Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and give them money. AI promises to make those attempts more effective.

AI can manipulate a real event or invent one from thin air to create a ‘situation deepfake.’ These deepfakes threaten to influence upcoming elections, but you can still protect your vote.

The flood of misinformation on social media could actually be worse than many researchers have reported. The problem is that many studies analyzed only text, leaving visual misinformation uncounted.

In politics, tailored ads make sense, but with real limits to the tailoring.

Public comment could soon swamp government officials and representatives, thanks to AI, but AI could also help spot compelling stories from constituents.

Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually – but it could be a nightmare for democracy.