August 22, 2026
The Anger Trick: Why Some Content Is Built to Make You Furious
In 1987, a talk show host figured out that manufactured outrage keeps people watching. The same trick just moved from TV to your phone.
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Media Literacy, Longer-Form
Essays and deep dives on misinformation, propaganda, and how information spreads — from the team behind Solitaire FactStack.
August 5, 2026
Your Feed Isn't Neutral — Here's What's Actually Deciding What You See
Your feed isn't showing you everything — it's showing you what keeps you scrolling. Here's what the research actually says about how much that shapes what you believe.
July 20, 2026
The Difference Between a Fact, an Opinion, and a Framing
Newspapers didn't always separate fact from opinion — someone had to invent that idea. Here's why the distinction matters more than ever, and how framing sneaks in as a third category people forget to check for.
July 2, 2026
Five Ways a True Statistic Can Still Mislead You
In 1954, a journalist wrote the book on how statistics get twisted without technically lying. Decades later, the tricks are exactly the same — just faster.
June 18, 2026
Why "Do Your Own Research" Isn't as Simple as It Sounds
Stanford researchers put historians, undergrads, and professional fact-checkers through the same test. The fact-checkers won by a landslide — and it wasn't because they knew more.