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The Chaos Machine is the story of how the world was driven mad by social media. The election of populists like Trump and Bolsonaro; strife and genocide in countries like Myanmar, the rampant spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories as deadly as the pandemic itself, all of these are products of a breakdown in our social and political lives, a breakdown driven by the apps, companies and algorithms that compete constantly for our attention.

"15 Years into Afghan War, Americans Would Rather Not Talk about It" is from the August 20, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Gays, Guns and Jihad: Motives Blur on Closer Scrutiny" is from the June 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"How Trump Hacked the Politics of Foreign Policy" is from the October 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and Amanda Taub and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Why Security Experts Think Russia Was behind the DNC Breach" is from the July 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"French Election Hints at a European Shift Toward Russia" is from the November 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Straightforward Answers to Hard Questions about Syria’s War" is from the September 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Turkey's Twin Terrorist Threats, Explained" is from the June 29, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Why National Referendums Are Messy Tools of Democracy" is from the October 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Amanda Taub and Max Fisher and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Trump, Perhaps Unwittingly, Exposes Paradox of Nuclear Arms" is from the August 3, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"In Syrian War, Russia Has Yet to Fulfill Superpower Ambitions" is from the September 24, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"North Korea Crazy? Worse. It's Calculating" is from the September 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Uncertainty over Trump's Foreign Policy Risks Global Instability" is from the November 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Syria Provokes an American Anxiety: Is U.S. Power Really So Special?" is from the October 8, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Max Fisher and Amanda Taub and narrated by Caroline Miller.

As the dust settles on Russian interference in the U.S. election, journalists are confronting an aspect that has received less scrutiny than the hacking but poses its own thorny questions: Moscow’s ability to steer Western media coverage by doling out hacked documents.