Klaxon

Illustration of Barthev Gulumian preaching at a pulpit, with a crowd of people below him with raised arms and smiles; behind Gulumia,n there are semi-transparent vignettes of him preaching, crossed-out vaccine needles, crosses and saints; there is a tablet device and SLR recording his sermon

Languages of Misinformation

How a Defrocked Armenian Preacher Uses YouTube to Spread Misinformation to His Flock

Barthev Gulumian uses his daily videos to discuss the Bible, as well as QAnon-style conspiracy theories and why COVID vaccines are “poison”

June 6, 2024 08:00 ET

Screenshot of Sonia Ohlala looking to the side of the camera, wearing a gray coat and beanie; behind her is a group of protestors wearing Trump 2020 MAGA flags wrapped around them

Languages of Misinformation

The Inside Story of the YouTube Influencer Who Peddles Misinformation to Vietnamese Communities

Sonia Ohlala borrows heavily from right-wing media outlets and even broadcast from Washington DC on the day of the Capitol riots. But who is she?

May 22, 2024 08:00 ET

Photo illustration of highlighted Arabic text from The Markup’s investigation about Instagram shadowbanning, with several windows showing CSS rules and HTML code, set against a duotone background of the investigation’s illustration

LevelUp

How (and Why) We Added Right-Aligned Text to The Markup’s Publishing System

We coded retroactively and it damn near wrecked us

April 4, 2024 08:00 ET