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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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Far-right digital sleuths already think the FBI is lying about IDing Trump shooter

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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.

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Left-wing conspiracy theorists immediately accuse Trump rally shooting of being ‘staged’

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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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TikTokers are trying to report the backers of Project 2025 to the IRS

Trump’s Truth Social unveils new video partnership—with a firm pushing government ‘control’ over streaming content

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