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What Nathan Fielder Was Thinking While Making “You Can See Everything”

Making You Can See Everything was, somehow, a “freeing” experience for its co-director, Nathan Fielder. Read our exclusive interview with Fielder in full.

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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters

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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters

WIRED contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC, to uncover the extent of a harassment campaign ahead of the midterms.

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Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories

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Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories

In 2020, Maricopa County became the epicenter for Trump’s claims the election was stolen. Six years, later the president and his allies are dusting off their “rigged” playbook ahead of the midterms.

#trump #maricopa-county #arizona

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The Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0’

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The Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0’

Elizabeth Holmes’ husband is a major figure in Nathan Fielder’s new documentary. But who is Billy Evans—and is he really working on a second blood-testing company?

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Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything

Including what Elizabeth Holmes said to him last week. A WIRED exclusive interview with the comic auteur, as his first feature film hits theaters.

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Historian Fact Checks Gilded Age Slop

The streets just weren't that clean.

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Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’

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Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’

MIT professor Sherry Turkle warns that people have become dangerously enmeshed with chatbots.

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The New Fan’s Guide to the Unreal World of Nathan Fielder

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The New Fan’s Guide to the Unreal World of Nathan Fielder

Surprised by the hype around yet another documentary on Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes? It has everything to do with this experimental comedian.

#nathan-fielder #holmes #theranos

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Does Elon Musk Believe What He’s Saying or Is He Knowingly Lying?

Documentarian Alex Gibney’s work has often focused on high-profile figures and leaders whose worlds eventually come crashing down around them when their deceptions are exposed. What does Gibney make of Elon Musk’s relationship with reality?

#elon-musk #gibney #alex

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Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause

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Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House.

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