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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

A three panel image of a comedian, Pope Francis and JD Vance.

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‘Family of losers’: Comedian pretending to be JD Vance’s sister hurt by Pope memes bombarded with backlash

Photo Illustration of Nancy Pelosi holding a glass of wine at a vineyard.

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How a satirical Facebook post sparked a right-wing conspiracy about Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard

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‘They’re going to cut the power’: Watch Alex Jones lose it as he reveals the Onion bought InfoWars

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Claim Project 2025 is pushing ‘period passports’ sparks ‘used tampon’ protest movement—neither of which are real

Seth Dillon, owner and CEO of The Babylon Bee(l), Babylon Bee logo(r)

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‘Something changed, but it wasn’t us’: Babylon Bee CEO defends headline mocking ‘inbred’ white supremacists after right-wing backlash

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

Mikael Thalen

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Conservatives turn on Babylon Bee after satirical outlet says Vivek Ramaswamy will get role at  Trump’s White House 7-Eleven

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and the investigative editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s Hi-Res division. 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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‘Prepare to meet our lawyers’: Comedian’s satirical websites for prominent GOP lawmakers leave them seething

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Ron DeSantis’ spokesperson got duped by a fake story about a dog that’s ‘homophobic’

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‘Vaccination freak-a-leak’: YouTuber’s satirical pro-vaccine rap anthem dupes far-right

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

Comedy writer Keaton Patti wrote a parody script of a White House briefing—and it's more honest than the real thing.,

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This imagined White House press briefing is more honest than the real thing

Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still can’t stop talking about it.

Bryan Rolli

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This story about a Black kid getting arrested for yodeling in Walmart is fake news

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

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Fake J.K. Rowling tweet worms way into ‘Harry Potter’ reprints

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Almost 15 years ago, ‘Black People Love Us’ taught the internet how to troll

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