<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Eric Fan - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Fan - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVzOOy6F6hk/eric-fan</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Eric Fan - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVzOOy6F6hk/eric-fan</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:06:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. 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These graphics and visual stories help break them down.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-in-graphics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-in-graphics/</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cedric Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:00:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Musk’s X Failed To Stem the Surge of Misinformation About Israel and Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Bloomberg analysis reveals that X’s Community Notes solution fact-checks information about the war slowly and inconsistently, letting false posts spread fast while global tensions are high.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-israel-hamas-war-misinformation-twitter-community-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-israel-hamas-war-misinformation-twitter-community-notes/</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Davey Alba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come le Aziende Elettriche Hanno Tratto Profitto dal Lockdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una bassa domanda di elettricità di solito si traduce in prezzi più bassi, ma, durante la pandemia, i trader hanno capovolto questa dinamica. 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That’s three times the global average.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-made-gun-exports-canada-shootings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-made-gun-exports-canada-shootings/</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Obiko Pearson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:01:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US Is Pushing Guns on a Country It Labels Violent and Corrupt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Security Council says Guatemala's lawlessness is fueling waves of desperate migrants. 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