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Dec 07, 2018
Google said Friday an inadvertent bug had made its email filters go haywire, rerouting messages in a way that made users believe it had lost its sense of judgment over what messages deserved to land on top of the pile -- and at the worst possible time of the year, when retailers flood consumers with holiday shopping pitches.
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Dec 07, 2018
Google said Friday an inadvertent bug had made its email filters go haywire, rerouting messages in a way that made users believe it had lost its sense of judgment over what messages deserved to land on top of the pile -- and at the worst possible time of the year, when retailers flood consumers with holiday shopping pitches.
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Dec 07, 2018
The dispute between William Barr and the government's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, has taken on renewed significance.
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Dec 07, 2018
The dispute between William Barr and the government's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, has taken on renewed significance.
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Dec 06, 2018
Artificial intelligence does not yet pose a serious threat to humans, according to the head of the Defense Advanced Research Agency. Though the military is rushing to improve its AI capabilities, DARPA Director Dr. Steven H. Walker said AI remains "a very fragile capability."
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Dec 06, 2018
Want to stop plateauing at a 1-to-1 KDR? We asked some of the game's top players to teach us some of their tricks for multiplayer and Blackout.
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Dec 06, 2018
Apple's prices are out-pacing not only inflation, but also other gadget makers. Yet would switching be worth the cost?
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Dec 06, 2018
A three-judge panel expressed skepticism that the government proved the merger would harm consumers.
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Dec 05, 2018
If you've ever wondered why that action movie you loved in theaters looks different at home, video interpolation, better known as "the soap opera effect" might be the culprit.
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Dec 05, 2018
In the first stage of its launch on Dec. 5, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spun wildly on its way to a barge landing spot and was forced to make a water landing instead.
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Dec 05, 2018
In the first stage of its launch on Dec. 5, a SpaceX rocket booster spun wildly on its way back to Earth. The booster landed in the water.
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Dec 05, 2018
A key British lawmaker alleged Wednesday that Facebook maintained "whitelisting agreements" that gave select companies preferential access to valuable data on users without their consent, echoing a key claim from an app developer that has been embroiled in a lawsuit with the social network in a California court.
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Dec 05, 2018
A key British lawmaker alleged Wednesday that Facebook maintained "whitelisting agreements" that gave select companies preferential access to valuable data on users without their consent, echoing a key claim from an app developer that has been embroiled in a lawsuit with the social network in a California court.
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Dec 05, 2018
The actor and the writer-director Christopher McQuarrie want viewers to turn off this default setting on most TVs.
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Dec 05, 2018
There are a lot of Central American migrants waiting at the border.
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Dec 04, 2018
New York City ride hailing drivers are guaranteed a minimum wage following the a vote by the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission Tuesday. The rate — set at $17.22 per hour after expenses — makes New York the first American city to adopt minimum pay for app-based drivers, according to the Independent Drivers Guild.
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Dec 04, 2018
Pro players respond to early outrage that blitzed the game with more than 1,500 negative reviews, mainly over the price of building the perfect deck.
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Dec 04, 2018
Walmart is adding even more robots to its stores. This week, the big box retailer announced plans to place 360 autonomous robots — tasked with scrubbing floors — inside stores across the country.
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Dec 04, 2018
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai is now slated to testify to Congress on Tuesday, December 11, after lawmakers rescheduled their original hearing in light of former President George H.W. Bush's death.
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Dec 04, 2018
Delta Air Lines debuted the United States's first facial recognition terminal on Nov. 29 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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Dec 03, 2018
Superpedestrian — a Cambridge, Mass.-based micro-mobility company known for making electric bicycles — told The Washington Post that it plans to begin producing an "industrial grade e-scooter" that can repair itself. The device will hit city streets in 2019.
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Dec 03, 2018
Superpedestrian — a Cambridge Ma.-based micro-mobility company known for making electric bicycles — told The Washington Post that the company plans to begin producing an "industrial grade e-scooter" that can repair itself. The device will hit city streets in 2019.
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Dec 03, 2018
Qatar said it will leave OPEC in January to focus on boosting natural gas production.
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Dec 03, 2018
Qatar said it will leave OPEC in January, to focus on boosting natural gas production.
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Nov 30, 2018
Newly unredacted court records suggest that Facebook used people's profiles as leverage to expand its mobile-ad business.
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Nov 30, 2018
Newly unredacted court records suggest that Facebook used people's profiles as leverage to grow its mobile ad business.
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Nov 30, 2018
How to reach Marriott's call center and FAQ page and enroll in a free fraud monitoring service.
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Nov 29, 2018
At a wine bar in Prague, the bartender has been replaced by a robot. The restaurant is the latest business to replace human staffers with machines.
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Nov 29, 2018
At a wine bar in Prague, the bartender has been replaced by a robot. The restaurant is the latest business to replace human staffers with machines.
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Nov 29, 2018
At a wine bar in Prague, the bartender has been replaced by a robot. The restaurant is the latest in a series of businesses that have replaced human staff with machines.
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Nov 29, 2018
Without much of a game-changer from its WWI installment, Battlefield V's ultimate value may be determined by future game content to be released over the coming months, including its new battle royale mode.
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Nov 29, 2018
Without much of a game-changer from its WWI installment, Battlefield V's ultimate value may be determined by future game content to be released over the coming months, including its new battle royale mode.
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Nov 29, 2018
The lodging service will begin testing prototype homes as soon as next year to accommodate the needs of owners who rent and share living spaces.
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Nov 29, 2018
Waymo's early rider program in Phoenix has 400 volunteers riding in self-driving taxis. One volunteer and the product manager of Waymo explain how it works.
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Nov 29, 2018
The lodging service plans to begin selling multi-unit buildings and houses, according to Fast Company.
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Nov 28, 2018
The indictment addressing "21st century digital blackmail" is the first of its kind, the Justice Department said.
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Nov 28, 2018
Founder Elon Musk had said on Twitter that the high-speed tunnel would open on Dec. 10.
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Nov 28, 2018
Critics say they're a form of gambling. Video game companies disagree. Now the FTC says it's looking into the bundles of digital goods.
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Nov 27, 2018
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai is set to testify to Congress in December, facing off against lawmakers for the first time at a hearing that could subject the search giant to the same harsh political spotlight that has faced its tech peers all year.
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Nov 27, 2018
Mark Luckie argues that the company is failing its black employees and users by excluding them from the work that guides its service.
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Nov 27, 2018
Predictim's chief said the company was undeterred by the restrictions: "If you're not hiding anything, if you're not abusive, if you're not a bully, I don't see why you'd be scared."
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Nov 27, 2018
Technology companies are notorious for attracting talent with alluring perks designed to make life easier. To attract talent, a Manhattan transportation startup is introducing a new perk for employees: electric scooters.
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Nov 27, 2018
More than thirty Google employees have joined a public petition protesting the company's plans to build a search engine that complies with China's online censorship regime.
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Nov 27, 2018
Facebook on Tuesday faced a fresh lashing from regulators representing Canada, France, the United Kingdom and six other countries for the social-networking giant's inability to stop the spread of misinformation online and protect its users' personal data.
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Nov 27, 2018
Facebook on Tuesday faced a fresh lashing from regulators representing Canada, France, the United Kingdom and six other countries for the social-networking giant's inability to stop the spread of misinformation online and protect its users' personal data.
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Nov 26, 2018
Despite conditions hostile to human life, nonstop toil and uncertainty about ever returning to Earth, Musk says he will move to the Red Planet.
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Nov 26, 2018
The anti-monopoly case could have implications for other platform companies.
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Nov 26, 2018
Elon Musk has issued numerous warnings in recent years about the rise of artificial intelligence. Now the billionaire inventor has offered up a new solution that would allow humanity to compete with super intelligent machines.
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Nov 23, 2018
If you agree to live and work remotely from this south central U.S. city, you can get several cash and other benefits.
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Nov 23, 2018
Black Friday is a huge deal in Europe. So Amazon workers there are walking off the job in protest.
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Nov 23, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is "unable" to testify at a rare, joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries who remain frustrated about the social-media giant's handling of misinformation online.
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Nov 23, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is "unable" to testify at a rare joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries who remain frustrated about the social media giant's handling of misinformation online.
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Nov 21, 2018
Despite the controversy, Zuckeberg stands by his chief operating officer.
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Nov 21, 2018
Despite the controversy, Zuckeberg stands by his chief operating officer.
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Nov 21, 2018
Despite accusations that Facebook engaged in a smear campaign against its critics, the company's top two executives leaders will keep their jobs.
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Nov 21, 2018
Amazon.com informed some customers that their names and email addresses had been "inadvertently disclosed due to a technical error."
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Nov 21, 2018
Amazon.com informed some customers on Nov. 21 that their names and email addresses had been "inadvertently disclosed due to a technical error."
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Nov 21, 2018
Portions of China's legendary Great Wall have fallen into disrepair. Chinese architects are now using drone technology to map and reinforce the ancient structure before it's completely reclaimed by the natural world.
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Nov 21, 2018
The Post's Geoffrey A. Fowler uses 3 professionals to test the sound quality of Amazon's new Echo Dot and Google's Home Mini.
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Nov 21, 2018
Buying a smart speaker today is a lot like choosing a smartphone a decade ago. Here's how to find your tribe.
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Nov 21, 2018
Buying a smart speaker today is a lot like choosing a smartphone a decade ago. Here's how to find your tribe.
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Nov 21, 2018
The weapon uses Bluetooth to connect to an app that sends emergency services to a user's location after the Taser is fired.
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Nov 21, 2018
A new Taser alerts authorities as soon as its fired. The weapon uses bluetooth to connect to an app that sends emergency services to a user's location after the Taser is fired.
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Nov 20, 2018
But critics say it could lead to censorship of legitimate messages.
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Nov 20, 2018
Congress Height's new state-of-the-art Entertainment and Sports Arena rocked with a rambunctious, concert-like atmosphere last weekend. Flashing lights and smoke effects enveloped the floor in color,...
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Nov 20, 2018
Gamers are spending hours trying to capture epic snapshots using photo mode, fully embracing "a hobby within a hobby."
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Nov 20, 2018
Gamers are spending hours trying to capture epic snapshots using photo mode, fully embracing "a hobby within a hobby."
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Nov 19, 2018
Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and their peers could be subject to new restrictions on how they export the technology behind voice-activated smartphones, self-driving cars and speedy supercomputers to Chi...
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Nov 19, 2018
The First Amendment cannot be used to throw out the black-owned TV programmer's suit against Charter, according to the appeals panel.
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Nov 19, 2018
Charter defended itself against the racial bias lawsuit by citing the First Amendment. It didn't work.
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Nov 19, 2018
NASA is considering selling seats on the spacecraft that will ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station, offering rides to the public while opening another line of revenue as the agency attempts to broaden its appeal. The proposal, backed Friday by a NASA advisory subcommittee, is still in the nascent stage, and is part of moves by the agency to better insert itself into the public consciousness by working with the private sector.
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Nov 19, 2018
NASA is considering selling seats to the public on the spacecraft that will ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station, opening another line of revenue as the agency attempts to broaden its appeal.
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Nov 19, 2018
Apple CEO Tim Cook used his time on HBO to distance himself from tech giants like Google and Facebook.
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Nov 16, 2018
Benedict Evans, in his annual slides, peeks into the future of innovation.
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Nov 16, 2018
A start-up that requires prospective babysitters to hand over their social media accounts says it uses "advanced artificial intelligence" to assess a sitter's risk of drug abuse, bullying and more.
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Nov 15, 2018
Facebook said Thursday it had removed billions of fake accounts and millions of posts, photos and other forms of content that violated its community standards.
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Nov 15, 2018
It's part of a new space race to bring Web access to the entire planet.
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Nov 15, 2018
Facebook hired a Republican opposition-research firm to discredit activists critical of the social network, according to a New York Times report, linking them to the liberal philanthropist.
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Nov 14, 2018
Google's smartphones now have a special camera feature known as Night Sight, which allows the phone to take photos in very dark situations. The Post's Geoffrey A. Fowler explains how this works, and why this new feature may be the future of photography.
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Nov 14, 2018
Night Sight on Google's Pixel, which shoots pictures in the dark, shows how phone cameras have become faketastic.
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Nov 14, 2018
Night Sight on Google's Pixel, which shoots pictures in the dark, shows how phone cameras have become faketastic.
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Nov 14, 2018
Snap said it believes government regulators are investigating issues related to a class action lawsuit, in which shareholders allege that the company misled investors by downplaying the negative effects Instagram had on its business.
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Nov 14, 2018
Snap said it believes government regulators are investigating issues related to a class-action lawsuit in which shareholders allege that the company misled investors by downplaying the negative effects Instagram had on its business.
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Nov 13, 2018
Bailey Richardson, one of Instagram's original 13 employees, says the company has lost its identity.
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Nov 13, 2018
Several pro-Trump Facebook pages and one Twitter account on Monday posted the home address and phone number of the Broward County, Fla., election supervisor who has been the target of blistering criticism from the president and other Republicans amid highly politicized vote recounts.
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Nov 13, 2018
The government said in a lawsuit that the companies had illegally shared ad sales data in violation of antitrust law.
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Nov 13, 2018
Amazon is bringing roughly 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investments to New York and Northern Virginia. But winning the grand prize also comes with some drawbacks.
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Nov 12, 2018
Facebook will invite French regulators to study its approach to combating hate speech online, marking the latest attempt by governments around the world to figure out ways to thwart toxic content from spreading.
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Nov 12, 2018
Comcast is "a much greater threat" than AT&T-Time Warner, the American Cable Association claims.
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Nov 10, 2018
The fast-growing electric-scooter company Lime has decided to immediately remove one of its models from every city across the globe after determining that it could break apart while in use. The decisi...
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Nov 10, 2018
The fast-growing electronic scooter company Lime has decided to immediately remove one of the company's brands from every city across the globe after determining the scooters could break apart while i...
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Nov 09, 2018
The Big Apple's ascendance as a major technology hub highlights the depth of the city's massive talent pool.
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Nov 09, 2018
The Big Apple's ascendance as a major technology hub highlights the depth of the city's massive talent pool.
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Nov 09, 2018
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says Russia's space agency has been "very transparent" following recent safety issues. "They have shared with us all the data we need to be comfortable and confident that we understand the problem and that it has been resolved."
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Nov 09, 2018
Dish blames the blackout on AT&T's merger with Time Warner, but the telecom giant says it has nothing to do with the situation.
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Nov 08, 2018
This apparent subtle edit shows how video has become as vulnerable to politicized distortion as everything else.
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Nov 08, 2018
The $40 million purchase means the legacy automaker has joined companies such as Uber and Alphabet in investing in the latest transportation trend.
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Nov 07, 2018
Samsung's Infinity Flex Display, coming some time next year, has a phone screen that can unfold into a tablet.
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Nov 07, 2018
Two successful ballot measures highlight the tension between wealthy tech companies and local residents who expect them to contribute more.
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Nov 06, 2018
Experts point to a rampant online spread of misleading reports and images about the migrant caravan in Mexico, for example, and the demonstrably false allegations that billionaire George Soros is funding a violent "invasion" of the United States.
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