Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

Michael Weiss is a contributing editor at The Daily Beast, and the coauthor of The New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror and of The Menace of Unreality: How Russia Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money. He lives in New York.Send him a tip: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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F FOR EFFORT

‘Bomb Threat' Cited in Belarus Hijacking Came 24 Mins After

An exclusively obtained record shows that the Ryanair ‘Hamas bomb' email—which the Belarus president said prompted the jet landing—was sent after the crew was told of a ‘threat.'

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WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY

Chemical-Attack Deniers Admit Links to WikiLeaks and Russia

A British academic obsessed with pushing Assad propaganda detailed his organization’s links to Russian officials while he was being taken in by a humiliating sting operation.

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INFILTRATION

Chinese Spy With NATO Security Clearance Busted

An Estonian military defense scientist, who held a senior role at NATO, was convicted of spying for China last week.

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hook, line, and sinker

U.S. Intel Exposes American Dupes of Russian Spies

Instead of simply dispatching St. Petersburg-based trolls, Russian spies duped major players in the U.S. political and media establishments to “launder” disinformation.

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BIZZARE

ISIS Fans Are Using Drake Memes to Galvanize New Recruits

The next generation of ISIS supporters is turning to Facebook and American pop culture memes to entice new recruits as attacks around the world surge.

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‘Bomb Threat' Cited in Belarus Hijacking Came 24 Mins After

Chemical-Attack Deniers Admit Links to WikiLeaks and Russia

Chinese Spy With NATO Security Clearance Busted

U.S. Intel Exposes American Dupes of Russian Spies

ISIS Fans Are Using Drake Memes to Galvanize New Recruits

How ‘Putin’s Chef’ Prigozhin Is Now Targeting Europe

Top Kremlin Diplomat Says ‘Nyet’ to Russian Vaccine

Cyber Pro Outed for Ties to Moscow Meets Top Trump Officials

Do Russian Spies Run a Global Cocaine-Smuggling Operation?

Russia Uses Racists to Exploit Africa’s Anti-Racist Revolt