Science papers raised questions about the extent to which Facebook knowingly stoked political polarization

Science says Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp spoke with reporter Jeff Horwitz about papers central to his and Engen Tham's Meta coverage, for which they shared the 2026 Pulitzer Prize. The papers raised questions about the extent to which Facebook knowingly stoked political polarization. They also discussed the challenges of studying social networks' impact. Science says the reporting inspired the movie "The Social Reckoning."