“Finally, after four years, Americans can exhale,” said an ecstatic Stephen Colbert on Monday. “Unless you’re near other people, then please don’t because of the pandemic.” Colbert broke out the champagne to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over...
Need some tunes to go with your Biden-Harris victory celebration? Join a huge chunk of the nation in jamming out to Miley Cyrus’ 2009 pre-Bangerz hit, “Party in the U.S.A.” On Saturday, the poppy jam — imagined in a time before the Trump administration was even a thing — began...
The online crowdfunding company GoFundMe removed a viral campaign which could be read to imply the existence of widespread voter fraud Friday, placing itself firmly in the role of attempting to dispel election misinformation. As the U.S. presidential election vote count continued to drag on Friday...
Don’t trust what you see on Facebook should always be the rule rather than the exception. That’s no different on Election Day, even after Facebook promised it would add context to posts declaring winners prior to official vote tally announcements. The social media company made that policy earlier...
Election Day is finally here. And while Donald Trump spent his last hours on the campaign trail trashing random celebrities, late night show hosts took time to reflect on the last four years — in particular, the many lies, abuses of power, and scandals that have characterized the president’s...
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going full-send for the gamer vote. Ahead of Election Day 2020 (have you made your voting plan yet?), the Biden/Harris ticket is headed to Fortnite. In a new custom map, called “Build Back Better with Biden” and located in “Reboot City,” players...
Facebook isn’t happy with New York University. It’s because of NYU Ad Observatory, a newly launched research project from the university’s engineering school that aims to show how different election campaigns are spending their ad money on the site, and what kinds of voters they’re...
If your mail-in ballot is cast, but no one is around to count it, did it make a sound? The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and people keep telling you this is the most important election in a generation. The coronavirus, of course, means that when it comes to safely casting your vote...
After a wild week with dueling presidential town hall events and a Supreme Court nominee push only weeks before the election, our Google searches were pretty wide-ranging and involved some scandals and gossip. For the week of Oct. 15 to Oct. 23 here were some of the top questions for Google’s...
Every Tuesday in the run up to the Nov. 3, 2020 election, Mashable will break down the most viral posts about politics on Instagram. Using data from the Facebook-owned analytics service CrowdTangle, we’ll show you the topics and perspectives on Instagram that the most people are talking about and engaging...
