Infowar
Deportation meme machine
The Trump administration's 4chan-ified social media arm is turning mass removals into one big joke.
Trump
Influencer in chief
"These people could be ice skating on the top of yachts, and instead they’re tapping away on their screens."
Substack
Trump's meme coin millionaires
I talked to the anonymous crypto moguls capitalizing on "the most corrupt thing a president has ever done."
Infowar
Jan. 6 influencers
Pardoned by Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are now working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking tours and self-branded merchandise.
Money
"Brazenly corrupt"
The president's team floated a "night to remember" for the biggest buyers of his meme coin. Tens of millions of dollars poured in.
America
A gold Rolex and prisoners as props
The Homeland Security secretary stages a photo op in a notorious mega-prison with men “stacked up like cordwood behind her.”
Infowar
Trump's meme state media
A new era of propaganda, built on meme accounts and friendly influencers, is supercharging the president's power to drown out dissent.
Power
Trump's tech enemies pay up
Silicon Valley executives are hoping million-dollar gifts and Mar-a-Lago dinners will mend bridges with the president-elect.
Infowar
The influencer administration
“I said, ‘Who is the biggest of all the influencers?’” Trump said. “Sir, that’s the easiest question you’ve ever asked me. … You, sir.”
Money
A busted bet on a Trump-win fortune
Retirees who bet their pension money on Trump Media's stock are getting a reality check.
America
"Shoot him dead and figure it out later"
Four years after "Stop the Steal" mobilized to subvert the 2020 election, the movement is more organized and has Elon Musk on its side.
Infowar
How X made Democrats disappear
Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the world’s richest Trump supporter is running the show.
Power
"Chosen to bring salvation"
Trump's true believers have cast him as a messiah who will save a troubled nation.
Power
An angry Trump truths on
We analyzed years of Trump's online posts and found a changing persona: aggrieved, isolated and out for revenge.
Money
When God says to invest in Trump
Trump Media's small-time investors are seeing its plunging stock price as a test of faith: "I know good and well it’s in Trump’s hands, and he’s got plans."
Money
Truth Social's civil war
A chummy partnership between Trump Media's co-founders and ex-financier descends into a legal battle royale.