Spreading false information as a military strategy dates back to the Cold War, when so-called Spetzpropaganda was used as a tactic to confuse and destabilize opponents. Today the job is even easier ...

One of the biggest challenges to democracy and journalism in the last few years has been internet trolls. We all know about them, we all hate them, but what do we do about them? Now there’s an online ...

Clemson University researchers are on the hunt for internet trolls, and they want to arm you with weapons to strike them down, or at least, spot their deceitful tactics."Troll" is the slang term for ...

Here are some tips to avoid getting snookered by foreign trolls. 1. Do they tell you who they really are? Sounds like an obvious thing to look for. But trolls don't have verifiable jobs, family ...