Misinformation
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
Erich von Däniken and the modern paranoid style
His archeological esoterica fuelled the development of modern conspiracy theory
I hate engagement bait
Social media can be a tool for uncovering the truth, but also for obscuring it
The problem with “lies and misinformation”
The charge of “misinformation” can be pure misdirection
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich