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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

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Musk fans accuse #TakedownTesla movement of astroturfing outrage after nationwide protests

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

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

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

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Left: Assassin's Creed screenshot, Right: screenshot of Elon Musk tweets calling Hasan Piker a 'sellout'

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‘Double kill’: Assassin’s Creed ratioing Elon Musk on his own platform has social media in shambles

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Community Note fact-checking Pete Hegseth’s response to secret Yemen Signal chat disappears from X

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

Mikael Thalen

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‘Leaked’ audio of JD Vance bashing Musk blows up online—but isn’t real

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Uber pushed drivers to switch to Teslas—now customers are boycotting the cars

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‘Selling them before the glue dried’: Redditors can’t stop mocking the latest Tesla Cybertruck recall

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GOP candidate Valentina Gomez’s migrant execution post limited on X for ‘violent speech’

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‘Dogequest’ website that doxxed Tesla owners goes offline as critics call for terrorism charges

Elon Musk with photo of Grok output that reads: "Question: Who is the biggest disinformation spreader on X? Keep it short, one name only. Answer: Elon Musk"

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‘Really is the best AI’: Left-wingers warm up to Grok as it shares brutal anti-Trump, Musk replies

Split image. Tesla cybertruck in showroom on left. Sneak peek of Reddit response on right.

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‘We don’t agree with Elon’: Couple who disguised their Cybertruck defend themselves after a photo goes viral

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

Nate Wolf

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Conspiracies, drugs, Trump plugs: Is Elon Musk the new MyPillow Guy?

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Trump blown away after looking inside a Tesla: ‘Everything’s computer’

David Covucci is 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. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

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Trump calls Tesla boycotts ‘illegal’ as stock continues freefall

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