The Truth and Lies Issue
Why Do Reality Stars Lie on Camera?
They know they'll get caught. Are they just putting off the inevitable?
How a Young Girl's Death in 2000 Gave Birth to an Urban Legend
On July 1, in a tiny English village, eight-year-old Sarah Payne was playing with her brothers and sister in a country lane. Then she wasn’t. The media panic that followed is a case study in how urban legends are born and spread.
How the 'Mandela Effect' Theory of False Memories Took Over the Internet
Have you misremembered the spellings of childhood favorites like 'The Berenstain Bears,' Froot Loops, and Jif peanut butter? This theory explains why.
These Photos Attempt to Capture Paranormal Activity
Elizabeth Moran uses photography and paranormal investigators to reckon with her family's haunted history.
What Facebook Is Getting Wrong in the Fight Against Fake News
Brooke Binkowski spends her days in search of the misinformation and propaganda that have infected digital media. We caught up with her to talk Facebook and fact-checking.
Why People Post Fake News
When it comes to the stories we share on the internet, the line between empirical truth and emotional truth can be extremely hard to parse.
The Story Behind the Cover of VICE Magazine's Truth and Lies Issue
A subtle nod to our theme, the issue's image creates an illusion that you're looking at an actual mountain. Photographer Emile Askey explains its backstory.
Is Authoritarian Europe Becoming the New Hope of the Religious Right?
Starting with the rise of the Christian right during the Cold War, the movement’s leaders mythologized America as a “city on a hill”—a nation with a divine mission to be a beacon of freedom and democracy to the world. Is that dream now crumbling?
The Latest Issue of VICE Magazine Gets to the Bottom of Belief, Memory, and Our Understanding of Reality
We have stories on the Mandela Effect, the increasing belief in extraterrestrials, how social media shapes our memories, and more.