Banned Bounty

Quiz: Can You Spot the Banned Amazon Item?

Amazon content moderators have only a few minutes to decide if a product is on the list of nearly 2,000 banned items

Anatomy of a Fake News Headline

How a series of algorithms whiffed and ended up warning Oregonians of an antifa invasion

Google the Giant

To Gmail, Most Black Lives Matter Emails Are “Promotions”

Google shuffled mass emails about racial justice into the marketing tab in our test, mirroring its categorization of political emails

Coronavirus

Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed

From big cities to tiny towns, librarians are getting scrappy to meet the need

Coronavirus

Need Help with an Unemployment Claim in Florida? Good Luck

Although Florida has invested millions of dollars in contracts for call centers, the state's workers still struggle to get through

Banned Bounty

Amazon’s Enforcement Failures Leave Open a Back Door to Banned Goods—Some Sold and Shipped by Amazon Itself

The online giant bans products related to drugs, spying and weapons, but we found plenty for sale; one of the items bought on the site left a grim trail of overdoses

Show Your WorkBanned Bounty

How We Investigated Banned Items on Amazon.com

It wasn’t that hard; Amazon’s own search and recommendation tools led the way

The Breakdown

If I Go to a Protest, What Kinds of Personal Information Might Police Collect About Me?

(And how long can it stick around?)

The Breakdown

What Does President Trump's "Crackdown" on Twitter Do?

Not much. But he's not the only one advocating change

Remote Justice

How Fair Is Zoom Justice?

Court hearings are going virtual in response to COVID-19. Studies show they can lead to harsher outcomes for defendants