@Reuters investigated the rise and falter of America’s election-denier movement — from documenting the origins of the conspiracy theory that fueled the movement to examining its key evangelists and legal defenders. Read the third part in the series here. https://reut.rs/3HXWQt7

Our team published a deep dive today on David Clements, a central figure in the election-denier movement.Drawing on his credentials as a former prosecutor and professor, he lent a veneer of intellectual gravitas to voter-fraud claims that have been overwhelmingly rejected by election officials and the courts.
Yet he’s also fought bitter public battles with fellow election deniers on the political right, revealing rifts that could undermine the movement. “https://reut.rs/3BU6WYa

Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded Tesla, saying the negative sentiment on Twitter could linger long term and become an overhang on Tesla. https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-poll-shows-575-want-him-step-down-twitter-chief-2022-12-19/

Fascinating interactive graphic on the collapse of insects, revealing the dire outlook for the world's most diverse group of organisms as insect populations decline at an unprecedented rate. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/INSECT-APOCALYPSE/egpbykdxjvq/index.html

The founder of Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, promised the company would "lead by example" in embracing transparency. Yet a Reuters analysis of Binance's corporate filings shows that the core of the business – the giant Binance.com exchange that has processed trades worth over $22 trillion this year – remains mostly hidden from public view. https://www.reuters.com/technology/binances-books-are-black-box-filings-show-crypto-giant-tries-rally-confidence-2022-12-19/

With no peace talks in sight, Ukrainian defense chiefs predict Russia will launch a new all-out offensive early next year that could include a second attempt to take Kyiv. https://www.reuters.com/world/zelenskiys-talks-with-other-leaders-signal-diplomatic-flurry-around-ukraine-2022-12-11/

Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion, five-year plan that will make the country the world's third-biggest military spender after the United States and China. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pacifist-japan-unveils-unprecedented-320-bln-military-build-up-2022-12-16/

The Nigerian military has run a secret mass abortion program in its war on Boko Haram, ending at least 10,000 pregnancies. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/nigeria-military-abortions/

Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the southeast and knocked out power in many places with a new round of missile attacks as the West imposed a price cap on Russian seaborne oil to try to limit Moscow's ability to finance its invasion. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-urges-residents-be-strong-ukraine-races-restore-power-2022-12-05/