On a gray November evening, on the quiet outskirts of Kyiv, a crowd began to gather outside a nondescript National Guard building in the suburb of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. Word had spread through Telegram that something horrifying was happening inside: young men were being tortured, beaten, even killed, and that a secret military prison filled with victims was hidden just beyond the fence. By nightfall, the scene had turned volatile. Protesters threw water bottles and eggs, then broke part of the outer wall. Law enforcement responded with tear gas and warning shots. In the middle of it all, a 14-year-old boy…

The Dangerous Allure of Facebook’s “Crunchy Moms” Community In August, as a measles outbreak swept through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a worried parent turned to a massive public Facebook group called “Crunchy Moms” for guidance. The parent was considering vaccinating their three-year-old child, partly to protect their six-month-old infant. “I’m nervous for my baby,” they wrote. The responses came swiftly and confidently—and dangerously. “First of all your children cannot die of measles. It is literally impossible,” one member insisted. “Do not do it,” advised another. Others claimed the vaccine would spread measles or compared it to “injecting poison.” When Facebook’s artificial…