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

Katherine Huggins

Video of Miley Cyrus' bodyguard at Grammys prompts conspiracy

Fake arm or an umbrella gun? Video of Miley Cyrus’ bodyguard on Grammys red carpet prompts speculation

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

Mikael Thalen

‘Perfect Democrat Patsy’: A gruesome YouTube murder by a Biden hater is being dubbed a false flag to push a crackdown on militias

Aneela Mirchandani is a San Francisco-based independent journalist. Follow her on X at @TheOddPost.

Aneela Mirchandani

A QAnon podcaster raised $50,000 to file an amicus brief in Trump’s Supreme Court case—she plans to spend it on slime facials and slippers

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Sailing Twitter is baffled by claim that it’s “scientifically impossible” to “travel across oceans”

Baffling new viral claim posits it is ‘scientifically impossible’ to travel across the Atlantic Ocean

Travis Kelce (l) Vivek Ramaswamy (c) Taylor Swift (r)

Vivek Ramaswamy says NFL will fix Super Bowl so Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce can campaign for Biden as ‘world champions’

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on it at grocery store

‘Does nobody else think that’s weird?’: People think they found proof the Super Bowl is scripted after woman spots Super Bowl cookie cakes with 2 teams already on them at grocery store

Mattress(l), Radar person(c), Grafitti(r)

Jewish tunnel drama inspires QAnon believers to descend on New York City in search of underground trafficking centers

gloved hand holding Disease X blood test in vile in front of white background

Why conspiracy theorists are freaking out about ‘Disease X’

Conspiracy theorists think Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot JFK, is actually Joe Biden

Was Joe Biden secretly Lee Harvey Oswald? New QAnon theory posits JFK’s killer is in the Oval Office

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Marjorie Taylor Greene peddles pork conspiracy on Truth Social

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘Oppenheimer’-level operation underway to inject RNA into pork, turn Americans into lab rats

man in underwear walks through room behind man in suit

Man in underwear spotted in home of former Clinton aide during interview—setting conspiracy complex aflame

Donald Trump walking (l) Donald Trump (c) Donald Trump walking (r)

‘He doesn’t look well’: Video of Trump’s ‘dragging’ right leg sparks accusations of hidden health concern

Conspiracy theorists think Angelina Jolie admitted to participating in Satanic Hollywood rituals

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.

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Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA August 9, 2023 with burning CIA logo on top

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