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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Ukrainian sniper reloading a rifle, his face blurred out. Right: Tower standing in a field.

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Viral Politics

One bullet, two soldiers: Ukrainian sniper shatters world record with 2.5-mile kill shot

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Left, Donald Trump; Center, Vladimir Putin; Right, Elon Musk

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“This will hurt Trump a lot”: Russia offers Elon Musk an escape amid his rocky relationship with Trump

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Two panel screen with Trump on left and Putin on right.

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Trump fans furious he called out Putin for striking Kyiv: ‘Zelensky caused this’

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Photo collage, A person explains in front of the Ukrainian flag. Viruses float around.

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New Russian virus revives old Ukrainian biolabs conspiracy

David Covucci is 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. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

David Covucci

2 panel image: on the left is the masthead of Infowars website. On the right the Ukrainian flag flies.

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Ukraine killed an Infowars journalist, conspiracy declares

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Photo illustration of a stock market arrow splitting the Russian and Ukraine flags; Tweet from @Polymarket with the caption "Should we do a market if he's on his knees to do it?"

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Polymarket accused of pro-Russia bias in social media promos for Ukraine war betting markets

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

Mikael Thalen

Russian ransomware group offers Kash Patel alleged classified data

Russian hackers extend olive branch to new FBI director Kash Patel

Tweet over Russian flag that says "Recommendations for Action: Restructuring the Department of Defense @realdonaldtrump @elonmusk - This document outlines recommendations for a comprehensive restructuring of the Department of Defense(DoD), focusing on accountability, efficiency, and restoring military effectiveness.

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‘Open puppetering’: Russian X account tweeting policy suggestions at Musk is causing a full-on freakout

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

3 panel image. On the sides a woman wearing glasses speaks. In the middle is the exterior of an Ann Taylor Loft store.

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‘I knew there was money in my account’: Woman says her card declined at Ann Taylor Loft. Then she calls her bank and learns the real reason why

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Truth Social dismisses Russian bomb threats targeting polling sites as Democrat ‘hoax’

Chat bot Ai on phone(l) Russian Flag(c) Chat GPT displayed on phone (r)

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OpenAI says ChatGPT-using ‘Russian troll’ was elaborate, U.S-based hoax

Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

Steven Monacelli

Taylor Hansen with American Flag and Russian Flag and youtube logo

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An ex-Tenet reporter blasted YouTube for banning his channel—YouTube says deleted it himself

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Is RFK Jr. actually a secret agent eliminating Russian assets on the right?

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Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges

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Trump’s meme army helps launders fake claim Kamala Harris paralyzed a child

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