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

Mikael Thalen

Marine over FEMA logo and conspiracy tweet

Verified X accounts spread tales of U.S. Marines killing FEMA officials in wake of Helene

Donald Trump in Life vest amongst flood area with sunken cars. There is text that says 'One Dumb Conspiracy' in a Daily Dot newsletter font in the bottom left corner.

MAGA thinks Trump dredged through water to help Hurricane Helene victims—there’s just one problem

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

Katherine Huggins

Elon Musk Jumping on Stage(l)(r) Elon musk wearing a suit with hands apart(c)

QAnon frets over Musk’s proximity to Trump after seeing ‘Satanic’ belt buckle

Hurricane Helene expected path way(l) Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene(c) Satellite view of Hurricane Helene (r)

Marjorie Taylor Greene insinuates Hurricane Helene was a government-orchestrated attack on U.S. citizens

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

Hurricane Helene’s secret aims

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Beyonce looking surprised(l), Kanye with mic and taylor swift with award

Was Kanye West’s infamous Taylor Swift-VMAs moment a secret plot to save her life?

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Sia tweet with every first letter of each word is circled in red (Baby, everything your own nice cat eats. Kangaroo is dead, nowhere and purple penguins every day. My egg.) and the words beyonce kidnapped me circled beneath

Memes

‘Beyonce kidnapped me’: How the  conspiracy theory became a meme

Mickey Edwards over American Flag graphic

The new way to distance Trump from Project 2025? Claim Democrats secretly run the Heritage Foundation

Conservative try to turn Maine town into new migrant pet-eating capital of America

A poster saying 'missing' with a cat on it. There is text that says 'One Dumb Conspiracy' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Trump fans can’t stop churning out conspiracy theories about cats and Haitians

Experts throw cold water on MAGA conspiracies after Trump rallygoers experience eye pain

Lighting, not secret chemical attack, to blame for Trump rallygoers’ eye pain, experts say

Usher over old twitter logo and new x logo

Conspiracy theorists tie Usher’s missing tweets to ‘Diddy Tapes’—despite proof he was hacked

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

Main Character of the Week: Fear-mongering in Springfield, Ohio

The rumor Diddy has damaging' Michelle Obama tapes stems from video of woman who isn't her 

The rumor Diddy has damaging’ Michelle Obama tapes stems from video of woman who isn’t her 

Kamala Harris at the Debate(l), Close up of her earring in yellow circle(r)

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