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The Facebook Dilemma
A major, two-night investigation of the powerful social media platform’s impact on privacy and democracy in the U.S. and around the world.
October 29, 2018
Russian Disinformation on Facebook Targeted Ukraine Well Before the 2016 U.S. Election
Activists, officials and journalists from countries who reported abuses years earlier say Facebook took little or no action, according to an investigation for a new documentary.
October 28, 2018
WATCH: How Facebook Built a “Surveillance Machine”
In a scene from FRONTLINE’s upcoming documentary, “The Facebook Dilemma,” hear from insiders about the company’s decision to ramp up its data collection on users.
October 25, 2018
4 Members of Violent White Supremacist Group Face Riot Charges, Federal Authorities Say
The charges against members of the Rise Above Movement come weeks after four other members or associates of the group were indicted on riot charges in Virginia.
October 24, 2018
PAAMCO Prisma Responds to Role in Kentucky Pension Crisis
PAAMCO Prisma said that it did what KRS asked it to do — and made the pension management system millions.
October 23, 2018
How States Have Tried To Close Their Pension Funding Gaps
In the last decade, states with a pension funding gap have tried different approaches to fixing the gap — mostly by passing the shortfall on to their employees.
October 23, 2018
As the CDC Reports an Uptick in Unvaccinated Children, Revisit “The Vaccine War”
FRONTLINE examined why there is still fear about vaccines among some parents, despite established scientific consensus that there is no link between vaccines and disorders like autism.
October 12, 2018
As UN Sounds Alarm on Global Warming, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Recent Climate Reporting
Learn about the science and politics of climate change in four of FRONTLINE's most recent projects on the subject.
October 10, 2018
Report Warns of Fraud Risks in Low Income Housing Program
An $8 billion dollar taxpayer program meant to help house the poor needs better oversight, a new watchdog report warns.
September 19, 2018
Former Fugitive Pablo Duran Sr. Pleads Guilty in Trafficking Case
Pablo Duran, Sr., a labor contractor who once denied any ties to illicit labor schemes, has pleaded guilty to encouraging illegal entry, one part of a major trafficking plot that compelled Guatemalan teenagers into grueling labor in America.
September 18, 2018
‘We Have Families Watering Down Soup’: Inside One City America Has Left Behind
What happens when a boomtown goes bust? Companies bolt and people with them, leaving behind rising poverty and food insecurity — even for those that have jobs.
September 11, 2018