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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Biden’s press secretary is Haitian—so now the far-right is accusing her of eating pets

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

JD Vance(l), Man walking holding goose(r)

Redditor dragged into migrant pet-eating fears thanks to photo of man with a goose lashes out at JD Vance

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

ducks for trump, ai image of trump saving duck, cat

Why is your timeline filled with AI image of Trump saving ducks?

Laura Loomer speaking into microphone in front of leaves background

Viral Politics

‘Never beating the weird’: Laura Loomer downs dog food to promote Rumble’s foray into pet products

Conservative influencers falsely blame Haitian immigrants after American woman eats a cat

Why do right-wing influencers think Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating people’s pets?

The podcaster who blew up online for Hitler apologia? JD Vance follows him

Tim Pool with octopus made from American flag in background

Tim Pool’s fans are convinced his threat to sue Kamala Harris prompted Russia propaganda indictments

Donald Trump talking(l), Subway surfers(c), Kamala Harris(r)

Harris drops Subway Surfer split-screen to highlight Trump’s abortion stance for Gen Z’s TikTok-addled brains

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges

Group of people with "Nebraska Walz's for Trump" tshirts

‘The picture is real’: Tim Walz’s cousin reveals he’s behind viral ‘Nebraska Walz’s for Trump’ family portrait

Trump’s meme army helps launders fake claim Kamala Harris paralyzed a child

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Fake Kamala Harris-Philadelphia Eagles ‘official candidate’ ad prompts outcry, denial from team

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