Matthew Champion
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a hall of fame editor’s note
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
a hall of fame editor’s note
NEW: the Trump-Epstein 'friendship' statue that was removed from the national mall and broken up has been repaired and is back on the national mall for "a limited time"
October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NEW: the Trump-Epstein 'friendship' statue that was removed from the national mall and broken up has been repaired and is back on the national mall for "a limited time"
Trump UK state visit update (Paul Grover -WPA Pool/Getty Images)
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump UK state visit update (Paul Grover -WPA Pool/Getty Images)
(sometimes we just have fun too)
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
(sometimes we just have fun too)
and hold power to account
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
and hold power to account
help people to navigate the times we live in
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
help people to navigate the times we live in
keep our fingers on the pulse
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
keep our fingers on the pulse
we also like to look to the stars
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
we also like to look to the stars
we help to show how our reporters get certain stories, like how WIRED discovered the FBI’s Jeffrey Epstein prison video wasn’t raw footage
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
we help to show how our reporters get certain stories, like how WIRED discovered the FBI’s Jeffrey Epstein prison video wasn’t raw footage
or this video featuring satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, which was, I regret to inform you, *last month*
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
or this video featuring satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, which was, I regret to inform you, *last month*
or this video showing optical gas imaging footage from data centres powering Grok
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
or this video showing optical gas imaging footage from data centres powering Grok
my team makes the vertical videos you see here and on other platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. like this video featuring 911 calls obtained from immigration detention centres
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
my team makes the vertical videos you see here and on other platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. like this video featuring 911 calls obtained from immigration detention centres
hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓
a mobile ad van in Aberdeen ahead of President Trump's visit to his golf courses (📹: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
July 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
a mobile ad van in Aberdeen ahead of President Trump's visit to his golf courses (📹: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
joint statement from AFP, AP BBC News and Reuters says that their journalists in Gaza are struggling to feed themselves and their families
July 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
joint statement from AFP, AP BBC News and Reuters says that their journalists in Gaza are struggling to feed themselves and their families
Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his secretive Hawaii compound
Zuckerberg has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings
for locals, the question remains—what the hell is this guy up to?
Zuckerberg has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings
for locals, the question remains—what the hell is this guy up to?
July 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his secretive Hawaii compound
Zuckerberg has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings
for locals, the question remains—what the hell is this guy up to?
Zuckerberg has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings
for locals, the question remains—what the hell is this guy up to?
photos that look like AI but are somehow not
July 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
photos that look like AI but are somehow not
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
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July 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
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June 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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200 people spent millions on Trump’s memecoin and were rewarded with this dinner
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May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
200 people spent millions on Trump’s memecoin and were rewarded with this dinner
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people are making "anti-DEI" mods for The Sims 4 that erase Black and LGBT NPCs from the game, @alanayzola.com reports for @wired.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
people are making "anti-DEI" mods for The Sims 4 that erase Black and LGBT NPCs from the game, @alanayzola.com reports for @wired.com
before today, this was the last time an American president met a Syrian leader
May 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
before today, this was the last time an American president met a Syrian leader
a real quote by Donald Trump on the picture the White House posted depicting him as the pope: "Maybe it was AI"
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
a real quote by Donald Trump on the picture the White House posted depicting him as the pope: "Maybe it was AI"
phone networks down, newsrooms going dark in Spain and Portugal, so a bar owner holds up an analogue radio still transmitting during the huge power outages (Sandra Montanez/Getty Images)
April 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
phone networks down, newsrooms going dark in Spain and Portugal, so a bar owner holds up an analogue radio still transmitting during the huge power outages (Sandra Montanez/Getty Images)