Choosing the cover of the end-of-year double issue can feel odd. No matter how tumultuous the news (and events in Syria and ...

Our worldwide cover this week was devoted to the downfall of Bashar al-Assad. A lot of commentary has warned that post-Assad Syria is doomed to descend into religious tyranny or civil war.

An Economist spokesperson confirmed the front page was fake. The cover shows clear stylistic inconsistencies and did not appear in The Economist's online archive. The image was shared on Facebook ...

An image shows a cover of The Economist featuring an illustration of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in front of missiles with the title ‘Apocalypse’. This is not a genuine cover published by The ...

However, an image circulating online of a supposed cover of The Economist showing the Russian president and US President-elect Donald Trump facing off with the title "Apocalypse" is fake.

A Nov. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a purported magazine cover from The Economist featuring an illustration of President-elect Donald Trump staring down Russian President ...

What was claimed: An image shows a cover of The Economist featuring an illustration of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in front of missiles with the title ‘Apocalypse’. Our verdict: This is not a ...

An image shared on Facebook claims to show a cover from The Economist of President-elect Donald Trump and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. Verdict: False The Economist did not publish any such cover.

"The EU and NATO are Mr Putin's ultimate targets," The Economist writes. "To him, Western institutions and values are more threatening than armies. He wants to halt their spread, corrode them from ...

Every year "The Economist" releases its end-of-year issue "The Word Ahead," featuring insight into global events and topics that will take center stage in the upcoming year. This year's cover ...