Elections

WhatsApp has been struggling to address misinformation and rumors on its app without compromising security. “Checkpoint Tipline” gives users in India an opt-in option to submit rumors for fact-checking.

On the second episode of CYBER, Kim Zetter talks about America's outdated voting machines.

The state of Florida voted in favor of Amendment 9 that lumps the two issues together for environmental reasons.

The city's controversial Proposition C, which would tax technology companies to fund homeless services, passed on Tuesday.

Several Democratic House candidates with scientific backgrounds won against Republican incumbents on Tuesday.

A special Texas law gives astronauts the opportunity to cast an absentee ballot, of sorts, if they want to vote in an election on Earth.

The Comcast-backed law was enacted in 2005, but allows for towns and counties to exempt their district through a local vote.

In the extremely tight race for Illinois’s sixth district seat, a recent scandal over dangerous emissions from a medical supply plant has brought environmental issues front and center.

Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova was part of a wide-ranging project to influence the 2016 and 2018 election on social media.

Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera is one of the frontrunners in the district’s GOP primary.

A new report from the Campaign for Accountability details the questionable role of internet platforms in election races.

It’s rare that the digital divide even gets lip service, let alone a robust platform from candidates.