Articles
Selected feature writing
The rise of pseudoscientific Islamic cures in Iran
As the country struggles to secure vaccines, clerics are pushing unproven remedies
London is littered with conspiracy leaflets as Covid deniers dodge Facebook moderators
Thousands are rallying to print coronavirus vaccine disinformation and anti-lockdown propaganda and deliver it to British homes
Now that every aspect of life is uploaded to the internet, tech companies get to choose which parts of the past are fit to preserve
The English West Country has long been replete with ancient legends and New Age beliefs. Now, it is waiting for the Great Awakening
Seeking promotions and financial rewards, doctors and researchers are fueling a thriving industry that produces bogus studies for cash
A network of social media personalities cast doubt on Uyghur abuses in Xinjiang
June 2020
Online queer gatherings offer a virtual escape from Putin’s suffocating traditional values
Copublished with Coda Story and The Advocate in partnership with Magnum Photos
Coda Story, June, 2020
Viewing girls as innocent victims of a big pharma conspiracy or at risk of promiscuity, the movement is endangering the health of all women
Published with Coda Story
The campaign to promote a mysterious Soviet-era drug as a coronavirus miracle cure
April 2020
A viral Facebook video has fuelled interest in Arbidol, one of Russia’s most popular over-the-counter flu medicines, as a COVID-19 treatment
A US-funded lab in Tbilisi, Georgia fights COVID-19 — and Russian disinformation
March 2020
Once a frequent target for Moscow’s propaganda machine, conspiracy theories about the lab are falling flat
News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated.
The Londoners using face paint to trick facial recognition
January 2020
A group of Londoners defy security cameras by walking through the city in surreal face paint
How TikTok opened a window into China’s police state
Setember 2019
The Uyghur Women Fighting China's Surveillance State
May 2019
Xinjiang, northwest China, is in a state of surveillance lockdown. One million ethnic Uyghurs are now in concentration camps. Every message, word and movement is monitored for its extremist potential. But in Istanbul, 3000 miles away, a community of Uyghur women who have escaped a life of repression are fighting back – via smartphone.
Copublished with Coda Story and WIRED
The Transgender Conservatives Who Are Sticking With Trump
May 2018
As President Trump battles with federal judges over his desire to ban trans people from the military, a group of devoted trans supporters are standing firm behind him.