This is the mind’s game behind polarization in humans: our opinions are often less about truth and more about identity.

In the 2024 presidential debate between former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, it became clear that political discourse in America had fully merged with internet culture. Within ...

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For some, social media is a place to engage with politics, whether it’s to share information about protests or learn about candidates for office. But how valuable do Americans think social media is ...

A new study published in Political Research Quarterly shows that Americans who report more political diversity in their social networks tend to trust political information on social media more than ...

Public officials criticized social media after the killing of Charlie Kirk. Minutes after publicly identifying the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Utah ...

Before long, Christian nationalism was offered as an explanation of both why white conservative Christians voted for Trump ...

John Swinney is reviewing whether he and his government will continue to use social media app X, after raising concerns about its owner's "malign influence" on the public debate. The SNP was an early ...