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David Gilbert

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David Gilbert

@daithaigilbert

Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. Got a tip? DMs open. Signal: @DavidGilbert.01

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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Sep 3, 2025
"The government of Israel has engaged in systematic crimes against humanity, war crimes & genocide, including indiscriminate & deliberate attacks against the civilians of Gaza which killed more than 59,000 adults & children" - The International Association of Genocide Scholars
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Jan 31, 2025
• Sen. Grassley: "Did you ever promote QAnon?" • Kash Patel: "No, senator." • WIRED: "Here are all the times Kash Patel promoted QAnon"
Kash Patel Says He Never Promoted QAnon. Here Are All The Times He Did
From wired.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Aug 15, 2024
Trump literally voted early in Florida YESTERDAY...
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Aug 15, 2024
Replying to @atrupar
Trump calls early voting "ridiculous"
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Oct 21, 2024
SCOOP: Remember the baseless conspiracy being pushed on here last week about Tim Walz abusing a former student? Turns out, it came from Russia...
Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims
From wired.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Sep 6, 2024
The Tim Pool/Tenet Media story is obviously fascinating. But... An FBI affidavit unsealed this week says the Russians are maintaining an active list of 2,800 influencers, 600 of whom are in the US The FBI has not released the list Who else is on it? wired.com/story/project-…
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Sep 6, 2024
Inside Russia's plan to sway the the US election for Trump: — A 277-page indictment. unsealed this week, gives unprecedented insight into the goals, target audiences, tactics and resources the Kremlin is using. This is "Project Good Old USA" 1/11
DOJ: Russia Aimed Propaganda at Gamers, Minorities to Swing 2024 Election
From wired.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Jan 29, 2023
NEW: Inside a Nazi homeschooling group run by the Lawrences, a couple from Upper Sandusky, OH, and parents of four young children. The group has almost 2,500 member and the founders say its aim is "making sure that children become wonderful Nazis” 1/6
Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members
From vice.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Mar 11, 2025
MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible Great explainer here from @lilyhnewman
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
From wired.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Feb 6, 2025
SCOOP: Meet Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, a teen DOGE engineer accessing sensitive federal data • Runs Tesla.Sexy, which operates a Russian website • Worked at startup that hired convicted hackers • Someone using his Telegram handle solicited a cyberattack 1/2
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Sep 25, 2024
Elon Musk has finally published a Twitter transparency report. In the last report, covering the second half of 2021, the number of accounts Twitter took action against for posting hateful content was: 1,000,000 Under Musk? 2,600 accounts Says it all
wired.com
X’s First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Finally Here
In the first half of 2024, the report says, X received nearly 67 million reports of hateful conduct, and took action on more than 2,000 accounts.
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Mar 1, 2023
Since Chaya Raichik was outed as @libsoftiktok a year ago, her attacks on the LGBTQ community have increased. As a result she's • Got millions of new followers • Dined with Trump • Earned $$$ on Substack • Wrote a book & now she's speaking at #CPAC
The GOP Is Weaponizing LibsOfTikTok’s Anti-‘Woke’ Hate
From vice.com
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Jul 26, 2021
Last week a poster on Reddit said they were a Parkland school shooting survivor whose dad had fallen down the QAnon rabbit hole and now believed the shooting was a hoax. A lot of people on Reddit — and here — said it was probably a fake post. It wasn't
I’m a Parkland Shooting Survivor. QAnon Convinced My Dad It Was All a Hoax.
From vice.com
David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Jan 5, 2023
On Dec. 21, Tausha Haight filed for divorce from her husband Michael Haight. On Dec. 27 he was served with divorce papers. Yesterday, police in Utah found Tausha, her mother, and her five children all shot dead by their father, who then killed himself. vice.com/en/article/qjk…
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David Gilbert
@daithaigilbert
Feb 17, 2025
Elon Musk is making wild claims that #DOGE has found evidence of massive Social Security fraud.... The reality is that Musk's young engineers don't seem to be able to understand COBOL databases while Musk is misrepresenting the Social Security data
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
From wired.com
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