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The Daily Dot

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


Mikael Thalen

Elon musk with Liam Nissan avatar in circle

Account that outed Musk’s alleged alt says he left site over suspicious threats

‘Reading this at 2am is scary’: ChatGPT went off the rails—and people are freaking out

Covid-19 Written vaccine bottle with a blue liquid and taking the vaccine from it with a syringe on a laboratory like background.

A video of ‘strange white clots’ in a deceased patient hyped as proof of COVID vaccine’s harm—despite having ‘been observed for decades’

Donald Trump showing off sneakers(l+r), Louboutin heels(c)

Will Trump’s new red-soled sneakers earn him a lawsuit from Christian Louboutin?

Conspiracy theorists are now pushing AIDS-denialism

Conspiracy theorists are now pushing AIDS denialism

Conspiracy theorists blame everyone but Putin for Navalny's death

‘It helps the cause’: Conspiracy theorists posit U.S. killed Navalny to help build support for $60 billion Ukraine aid bill

X users accuse Elon of running burner account to praise himself from

‘You’re an amazing father, Elon’: Musk accused of running burner on X again—and nuking account who outed him

Tucker Carlson cites famous excuse used to defend Italian dictator while praising Putin's Russia

Tucker Carlson cites famous excuse used to defend Italian dictator while praising Putin’s Russia

Conspiracy theorists immediately claim Chiefs' parade shooting orchestrated so Taylor Swift can push gun control

Conspiracy theorists claim Chiefs’ parade shooting orchestrated so Taylor Swift can push for gun control

Account suspended(l), Phone with x app(r)

‘Free speech on X doesn’t exist.’: Hitler-stanning verified account nuked by Musk—appalling site’s extreme far-right

Police officer(l), Acorn(c), Police car(r)

‘Reno 911 IRL’: The internet is obsessed with video of a cop shooting up his police car with a suspect inside after hearing an acorn hit the ground

Hackers take down Cop City developer’s website in honor of protester killed by police

Jon Stewart’s big return to The Daily Show outraged his most loyal viewers—by calling out Biden’s age

Ape in army helmet(l), X app on phone with twitter logo in background(c), Three simple figures(r)

The biggest B.S. artists online are turning against Musk’s master fact-checking plan—and X might be aiding them

Conspiracy theorists think Microsoft will remotely disable their computer for sharing alternative news