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The Daily Dot

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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Twitter deletes tweets from Russia saying pregnant women hit in bombing were crisis actors

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Reddit responds to sitewide blackout by restricting over 50 communities pushing COVID disinformation

r/startrek post "r/StarTrek is private until the Reddit adminstration removes r/NoNewNormal and other vaccine misinformation subreddits from Reddit. We cannot remain open and also keep our consciences clear. We encourage users of all subreddits to petition your moderators to do the same. See https://redd.it/pbe8nj for more information. The moderators of r/startrek have set this community to private. Onlly approved members can view and take part in its discussions."

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After Reddit refuses demands for crackdown, dozens of subreddits go dark to protest COVID disinformation

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500 subreddits call on Reddit to combat COVID disinfo. But Reddit wants to let communities ‘debate and dissent’

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

Mikael Thalen

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‘Team Trump’ deletes COVID-19 misinformation tweet to get unbanned

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How @YourAnonCentral hijacked the news with fake stories

Colleen Hagerty is a multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles. Her work reflects how global communities are reckoning with our changing climate, social dynamics, technologies, and politics. You can find her bylines across BBC News and on outlets including Vox, OneZero, The Lily, US News &amp; World Report, and Marie Claire.

Colleen Hagerty

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Animal services says viral claims about puppy being killed at protests don’t add up

Zachary Petrizzo is an undergraduate student at George Mason University and a Washington, D.C. based journalist.

Zachary Petrizzo

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Twitter says Candace Owens violated its policy against coronavirus misinformation

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

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A hippie swept up a bunch of domain names to keep them away from ‘liberate’ conservatives

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Meet the Wikipedia editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate

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