investigations
What Went Wrong at the Los Angeles Times
Two years ago, a billionaire owner asked Norman Pearlstine to reinvent a storied American newspaper. Some in his own newsroom say he's fallen short.
Subway: What the Hell Is That Smell?
It is the bread? Do they use bread-flavoured air fresheners? I used journalism to find out.
A Huge East Side Mario's Tomato Missing for Years Just Mysteriously Reappeared
But who stole the 4-foot tomato in the first place? Drunk teens? The mob? A Mack Lamoureux investigation.
How Much Toilet Paper Do You Need to Survive a Quarantine? An Investigation
It seems everyone is panic buying toilet paper, so we took an unnecessarily deep dive into how much you really need.
EXCLUSIVE: Guns and Ammo are Being Advertised On Snapchat in the UK
VICE UK has found evidence of handguns, automatic rifles and ammunition being advertised for sale from an account based in London, to an audience of predominantly young people.
I Timed How Long Office Furniture Stores Would Let Me Work at Their Desks
Some places kicked me out fast. Others, like IKEA, didn't care at all.
Exclusive: These Mental Health Drugs Are in Worryingly Short Supply
VICE analysis reveals that 14 antidepressants, antipsychotics and anti-anxiety medications have appeared on shortage lists in the run-up to Brexit.
Pelvic Exams Are Being Performed on Unconscious Women Without Consent
Caity Downing woke up from an operation with her underwear dislodged and bleeding heavily. Now she's campaigning for a change in medical practice in the UK.
How a 'Fake Guru' Set Up a 'Wild Wild Country'-Style Commune in the Mexican Jungle
Former followers of Ozen Rajneesh accuse the guru of being a 'fake,' cheating them out of thousands of dollars, and mishandling the disappearance of a commune member.
‘Lightweighting’ – The Trick Supermarkets Use to Get Around Plastic Targets
VICE has found cases of Sainsbury’s switching glass bottles for plastic, while other major supermarkets are thinning plastic packaging, rather than removing it.
The 'Dusty Stick' Is the Best Slack Emoji That Nobody Uses
What does it mean? Where did it come from? And why isn't everyone as obsessed with it as we are?
The Mormon Church Has Been Accused of Using a Victims' Hotline to Hide Claims of Sexual Abuse
Families of survivors say the church funnels sexual abuse claims to church lawyers before police, a VICE News investigation reveals.