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

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Conservative try to turn Maine town into new migrant pet-eating capital of America

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Trump fans can’t stop churning out conspiracy theories about cats and Haitians

Experts throw cold water on MAGA conspiracies after Trump rallygoers experience eye pain

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Lighting, not secret chemical attack, to blame for Trump rallygoers’ eye pain, experts say

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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Conspiracy theorists tie Usher’s missing tweets to ‘Diddy Tapes’—despite proof he was hacked

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Main Character of the Week: Fear-mongering in Springfield, Ohio

The rumor Diddy has damaging' Michelle Obama tapes stems from video of woman who isn't her 

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The rumor Diddy has damaging’ Michelle Obama tapes stems from video of woman who isn’t her 

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QAnon crowd thinks they spotted Harris’ secret pearl earring earpiece at the debate

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‘6 fingers’: Skateboarding channel’s Tim Pool ollie pic accused of being AI fakery (updated)

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Viral video claims Kamala Harris promised to shut down X—there’s just one problem

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Georgia school shooting that killed 4 dismissed by far-right as Democrat stunt to influence 2024

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Tim Pool’s fans are convinced his threat to sue Kamala Harris prompted Russia propaganda indictments

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No, the Hells Angels didn’t caravan to Aurora to fight migrant gangs

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Kamala Harris’ lack of AirPods is now a 2024 campaign conspiracy

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Did Alex Jones predict 9/11?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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‘Bananas don’t do this’: Customer says Dole, Chiquita bananas are ‘fake’

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