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Dean Sterling Jones

Dean Sterling Jones is a blogger and freelance writer based in Ireland.

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CYBERCRIMES

How a Playboy Model Exposed an Online Child-Porn Scam

A Daily Beast investigation reveals a complex social-media scam in which young girls are promised money for nude content that’s then published online without their consent.

Dean Sterling Jones

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DISINFORMATION

Gwyneth Paltrow Doc Pushes Wacky Coronavirus Conspiracies

Kelly Brogan, a Goop contributor and associate of Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, has been posting videos to her large online following claiming the coronavirus likely doesn’t exist.

Dean Sterling Jones

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Google Yanks Services From Russian Propaganda Site

USA Really's parent company was hit with sanctions from the U.S. government in December.

Lachlan Markay

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LEADERSHIP VACUUM

D.C.-Based News Site Boasts Indicted Kremlin Agent As CFO

USA Really, which has pledged to wage an ‘information war,’ claims that Elena Khusyaynova is a top executive.

Lachlan Markay

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LOVE LOST

National Enquirer Boss Slinks Away From Trump

Nothing Trump touches ever remains the same, including supermarket tabloids.

Lachlan Markay

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SEX, LIES & WIKIPEDIA

Who Whitewashed the Wiki of Alleged Spy Maria Butina?

Someone at accused spy Maria Butina’s D.C. alma mater has been tampering with her Wikipedia page.

Lachlan Markay

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Sneaky Clean

Inside the Effort to Whitewash Trump’s Russian Biz Partners

Who is paying bloggers on the other side of the globe to scrub the Internet of Trump’s Russian business ties?

Lachlan Markay

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