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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

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Leonardo DiCaprio endorsed Kamala Harris over climate change—conspiracy theorists are trying to pin it on Diddy

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

Mikael Thalen

Donald Trump and American Flag with Q painted on it

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QAnon crowd explodes after Trump says he and Matt Gaetz have a ‘little secret’ that will swing the election

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Jelly Roll pledged to ‘expose’ the music industry—now conspiracy theorists are mad at his revelations

Conspiracy theorists using AI chatbots to try and prove QAnon is real

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QAnon believers blown away by ChatGPT ‘proof’ conspiracy is real

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

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QAnon is giving voting a try

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QAnon frets over Musk’s proximity to Trump after seeing ‘Satanic’ belt buckle

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Hurricane Helene’s secret aims

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 launches transvestigation into Kyle Rittenhouse after he wavered on Trump

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After debunked ‘Biden is dead’ rumors, conspiracy theorists now think he’s suspiciously taller

QAnon crowd thinks Trump assassination attempt predicted in the Bible

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QAnon thinks the exact timing of Trump shooting points to a Bible verse predicting he’d be spared

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Deplatformed: Obama engages deep state protocol

Did Matthew McConaughey admit to an ‘initiation process’ in Hollywood?

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Matthew McConaughey’s ‘initiation process’ remark has conspiracy theorists losing their minds

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Deplatformed: Patriots in control … of A24

Jim Carrey(l), Jim Carrey split with Joe Biden's face behind man talking(c), Joe Biden(r)

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The old theory Joe Biden is secretly Jim Carrey is finding new life on TikTok

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