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In a speech Saturday, President Trump listed Sweden among countries that have suffered terrorist attacks, pointing to an incident Friday. Only problem is, Swedes had no idea what he was talking about.

Facebook uses software to spot pornography and wipe it away in milliseconds. But automated systems can make mistakes.

In written answers to a Senate Democrat's questions, Trump's pick to lead the Education Department grossly overstated the graduation rates of several online schools.

Listeners tell NPR what changes — if any — they are making to how they use Facebook. This comes after news that the political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica used the 50 million users' data.

A year ago, after a white police officer shot an unarmed black youth in Ferguson, Mo., the phrase "Hands up, don't shoot" became a rallying cry. While it has become a mantra, some call it a lie.

A controversial new "fetal assault" law in Tennessee punishes pregnant women who abuse drugs. The new law is intended to encourage mothers-to-be to seek treatment, but it can also scare women.

A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a new standard for lead inside homes within 90 days. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Eve Gartner, who litigated on behalf of groups suing the EPA to update the standards.

The U.S. remains committed to fighting corruption, a State Department spokesperson says, after the country stops "domestic implementation" of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Executives for major tech firms, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, take questions in Congress on Wednesday about their role in Russian interference in the last election.

Donald Trump Jr. communicated in real time last year with Wikileaks about his father's ongoing presidential campaign — the same Wikileaks the U.S. intelligence community calls a "hostile intelligence service." What do the newest revelations about these contacts reveal about what took place more than a year ago?