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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

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GOP politician’s epic Twitter fail exposes Patti LaBelle’s son as a far-right blogger

‘Rioters stashing bricks’ conspiracy returns for Election Day—and is just as easily debunked

Fans speculate that PewDiePie got ‘shadowbanned’ by YouTube

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Etsy says it’s banning QAnon merch

YouTube won’t allow deepfake of Kim Jong Un discussing U.S. voter suppression

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Hootsuite backs off ICE deal after getting called out

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Deepfake app takes Trump videos offline until after the election

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

‘AssangeLeaks’ aim to expose government’s case against WikiLeaks founder

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Republican candidate calls George Floyd’s death a deepfake ‘hoax’ (updated)

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How @YourAnonCentral hijacked the news with fake stories

A Predator drone was spotted circling over Minneapolis

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Dark web drug dealers sell chloroquine after Trump touted unproven coronavirus treatment

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