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Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Screenshot of 4Chan's error screen with caption: "This board has been closed by order of the Department of 4chan Efficiency"; An Illustration of a parody Eagle emblem; Screenshot of the 4chan.org homepage

4chan’s DOGE-inspired April Fools’ prank leaves posters seething

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

Katherine Huggins

photo collage of Elon Musk in front of a wall of United States social security cards.

Musk-led freak out over rise in non-citizen Social Security numbers stems from Trump-era program

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

Mikael Thalen

Cybercrime forum alleges ‘largest social media breach ever’—drops 200 million X records as tease

Three Screenshots of Kid Rock at the White House.

‘Where is his suit?’: Right-wing flamed for silence over Kid Rock’s White House outfit—after attacking Zelensky’s attire

Photo collage, A person explains in front of the Ukrainian flag. Viruses float around.

New Russian virus revives old Ukrainian biolabs conspiracy

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Ashley St Clair, standing in front of Tesla car

Musk says he gave Ashley St. Clair $2.5 million—without confirming if her baby was even his

Trump with crown on his head. Constitution in the background.

‘One did not count’: Trump fans rally behind myriad justifications for unconstitutional third term

Screenshot from X user @NiallStanage of Elon musk holding a $1 million check with Nicholas Jacobs with a red arrow pointing to Jacobs.

‘What a coincidence’: Musk’s $1 million Wisconsin giveaway won by chair of state’s College Republicans

Person wearing Anon Mask(l) Aubrey Cottle(r)

Hacker Aubrey ‘Kirtaner’ Cottle arrested for breaching Texas GOP website

Man in costume running from police(l) AI image of a person in a pikachu costume running from people(c) people running from police(r)

Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI

Wolf furry with keyboard in the background. Tweet overlayed that reads: "I regret to inform you that vio's location was raided earlier today. She is no longer accessible, contactable, or reliable. I'm available to address any inquiries you may have."

Furry hackers who leaked Project 2025 firm’s data fear leader raided by feds

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

Steven Monacelli

EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. military members, Patriot Front dropout secretly run Nazi publishing houses

Snow White producer’s 38-year-old son melts down over Rachel Zegler’s ‘Free Palestine’ tweet 

Photo collage of the Chinese flag and the Signal logo.

Trump fans now claim Signal chat leak was the work of a Chinese spy

Screenshot of Secretary Kristi Noem in front of an El Salvador prison, with screenshots of her watch on either side.

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