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On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington
REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters

 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

X Corp sues social media startup over bid to claim 'Twitter' brand


Taylor Swift condemned over mention of Israel in new documentary series

Social media users are breaking the internet in a rush to condemn the 36-year-old Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, accusing her of being a "Zionist."

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia

Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

Australia's new ban on under-16s using social media faces hurdles as some young users find ways around it. Global reactions are mixed, with experts raising concerns about its effectiveness.

A notification from Snapchat requesting age verification is displayed on a mobile phone as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025.

X’s location tool reveals global disinformation machine - opinion

By exposing hidden accounts' location, X’s location tool delivers a small win in a sprawling information war that continues to evolve.

Pro-Palestinian, "Gazan" social media accounts registered to other countries.

Elon Musk calls to abolish European Union after X fined €120 million for transparency failures

"The EU should be abolished, and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people," Elon Musk posted on X.

 Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, seen at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

The Deep Dive: Assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups - podcast

On this week’s episode of “The Deep Dive,” Jacob Laznik tackles a whirlwind of headline-grabbing developments, from Gaza to Tel Aviv to Washington, D.C.

Episode three of The Deep Dive discusses mass conspiracy on X, Trump desginating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, and whether Israel is going back to war in the North.

Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO

French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

X is down for thousands of users in US according to Downdetector

There were more than 19,500 reports of issues with the social media platform, as of 10:51 a.m. ET, according to specialized Downdetector.

 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer

This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.

A logo of CLOUDFLARE sits outside the company's house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law

Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.

Elon Musk.

Former Kataib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov issues first statement since release

Tsurkov wrote in English, Arabic, and Hebrew on her X/Twitter account to thank those who helped secure her release.

 Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.

X is among most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, research finds

The research identified 679,584 antisemitic posts between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025, which combined were viewed 193 million times.

  'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.