In Northwest Tallahassee, there is a familiar hum in the air as election season shifts from debates and campaign ads into the serious, quiet work of casting votes. People are checking their mail for sample ballots, deciding on local races, and looking at the calendar to figure out when they can make it to the polls. But this year, the Leon County Supervisor of Elections is asking everyone to pay attention to something else: misinformation. As early voting approaches, a false social media post has been moving around the community, and it is crafted to look like a legitimate news…

If you were hoping to settle in on your sofa on Saturday afternoon and watch Brentford take on Liverpool live, then I’ve got some news that might disappoint you: this one isn’t on telly in the UK. The game kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 17 October at the Gtech Community Stadium, and that slot falls squarely inside the famous Saturday 3pm blackout, a long-standing rule that stops live football from being broadcast on UK television between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturdays. The idea behind it is to protect attendances in the lower leagues and grassroots football, but for fans…