David Gilbert
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/
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Thankfully Fox News is making sure its readers are being informed about ALL the big news stories of the day (particularly the bombshell Michelle Obama Grand Canyon outfit news)
They are definitely not ignoring any big breaking story that looks bad for Trump.....definitely not
They are definitely not ignoring any big breaking story that looks bad for Trump.....definitely not
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thankfully Fox News is making sure its readers are being informed about ALL the big news stories of the day (particularly the bombshell Michelle Obama Grand Canyon outfit news)
They are definitely not ignoring any big breaking story that looks bad for Trump.....definitely not
They are definitely not ignoring any big breaking story that looks bad for Trump.....definitely not
What shocked me most about the death threats sent to teachers in Arizona in recent days was that they didn't come from extremists on fringe platforms, these were sent from seemingly regular people on Facebook.
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What shocked me most about the death threats sent to teachers in Arizona in recent days was that they didn't come from extremists on fringe platforms, these were sent from seemingly regular people on Facebook.
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Nick and Ben are fighting....again.
Ben's post has more views but Nick's has more likes....
Ben's post has more views but Nick's has more likes....
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nick and Ben are fighting....again.
Ben's post has more views but Nick's has more likes....
Ben's post has more views but Nick's has more likes....
Last week I wrote about the racist narratives being pushed about SNAP benefits, including unhinged AI videos on TikTok
Fox News however ran a story claiming those videos were real until they realised their mistake and changed the story without admitting their mistake.
www.wired.com/story/disinf...
Fox News however ran a story claiming those videos were real until they realised their mistake and changed the story without admitting their mistake.
www.wired.com/story/disinf...
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Last week I wrote about the racist narratives being pushed about SNAP benefits, including unhinged AI videos on TikTok
Fox News however ran a story claiming those videos were real until they realised their mistake and changed the story without admitting their mistake.
www.wired.com/story/disinf...
Fox News however ran a story claiming those videos were real until they realised their mistake and changed the story without admitting their mistake.
www.wired.com/story/disinf...
Musk's obsession with meddling with UK politics continues....urging people to get behind "hard man Tommy Robinson."
I wrote about why he's so interested in this side of the Atlantic here: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
I wrote about why he's so interested in this side of the Atlantic here: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Musk's obsession with meddling with UK politics continues....urging people to get behind "hard man Tommy Robinson."
I wrote about why he's so interested in this side of the Atlantic here: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
I wrote about why he's so interested in this side of the Atlantic here: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Once again, @willsommer.bsky.social asks (and answers) the really BIG questions you were too afraid to ask
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-is-go...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-is-go...
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Once again, @willsommer.bsky.social asks (and answers) the really BIG questions you were too afraid to ask
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-is-go...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-is-go...
I see the possible arson attack at a judge's home over the weekend (that nearly killed members of her family) has not impacted Matt Walsh's incendiary rhetoric about judges....
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I see the possible arson attack at a judge's home over the weekend (that nearly killed members of her family) has not impacted Matt Walsh's incendiary rhetoric about judges....
In recent months, Fuentes has been receiving praise and support from a lot of mainstream figures on the right, showing how his brand of far-right ideology is becoming acceptable.
Just yesterday he appears on the podcast of Patrick Bet David, who interviewed Trump last year.
6/7
Just yesterday he appears on the podcast of Patrick Bet David, who interviewed Trump last year.
6/7
September 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In recent months, Fuentes has been receiving praise and support from a lot of mainstream figures on the right, showing how his brand of far-right ideology is becoming acceptable.
Just yesterday he appears on the podcast of Patrick Bet David, who interviewed Trump last year.
6/7
Just yesterday he appears on the podcast of Patrick Bet David, who interviewed Trump last year.
6/7
Just for fun, I asked ChatGPT to compare Joseph Goebbel's 1932 "The Storm is Coming" speech to Stephen Miller's speech at the Charlie Kirk memorial yesterday.
It's conclusion:
It's conclusion:
September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just for fun, I asked ChatGPT to compare Joseph Goebbel's 1932 "The Storm is Coming" speech to Stephen Miller's speech at the Charlie Kirk memorial yesterday.
It's conclusion:
It's conclusion:
Kash Patel confirming the FBI is willing to look into every X conspiracist's wildest claims to deflect from the fact there is no evidence to link the shooter to any left-wing groups...
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Kash Patel confirming the FBI is willing to look into every X conspiracist's wildest claims to deflect from the fact there is no evidence to link the shooter to any left-wing groups...
The far right really are leaning into the apocalyptic nature of #CharlieKirk's death.
Here's right-wing influencer Sam Hyde:
"What happens in next two weeks is going to determine the future of mankind. That's not hyperbole. That's just how it is."
Here's right-wing influencer Sam Hyde:
"What happens in next two weeks is going to determine the future of mankind. That's not hyperbole. That's just how it is."
September 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The far right really are leaning into the apocalyptic nature of #CharlieKirk's death.
Here's right-wing influencer Sam Hyde:
"What happens in next two weeks is going to determine the future of mankind. That's not hyperbole. That's just how it is."
Here's right-wing influencer Sam Hyde:
"What happens in next two weeks is going to determine the future of mankind. That's not hyperbole. That's just how it is."
"This is a war. This is a war. This is a war."
Alex Jones' mantra in response to #CharlieKirk's murder has been repeated by everyone from extremists on fringe message boards all the way up to the Oval Office
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
Alex Jones' mantra in response to #CharlieKirk's murder has been repeated by everyone from extremists on fringe message boards all the way up to the Oval Office
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"This is a war. This is a war. This is a war."
Alex Jones' mantra in response to #CharlieKirk's murder has been repeated by everyone from extremists on fringe message boards all the way up to the Oval Office
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
Alex Jones' mantra in response to #CharlieKirk's murder has been repeated by everyone from extremists on fringe message boards all the way up to the Oval Office
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
FBI: We have no suspect and no known motive
POTUS: It was the "radical left"
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
POTUS: It was the "radical left"
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
FBI: We have no suspect and no known motive
POTUS: It was the "radical left"
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
POTUS: It was the "radical left"
www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
A masterclass in playing both sides
September 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A masterclass in playing both sides
Members of The Donald, the fringe message board where Trump's most loyal supporters hang out and sharing misognyistic, racist, antisemitic content, are giving Trump credit for Taylor Swift's engagement
August 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Members of The Donald, the fringe message board where Trump's most loyal supporters hang out and sharing misognyistic, racist, antisemitic content, are giving Trump credit for Taylor Swift's engagement
The whitewashing continues of the white nationalists building a whites-only community in Arkansas.
CNN produced a segment based on the NYT' bland article, which pleased group leader Eric Orwoll
Here's my report that lays out Orwoll's close ties to neo-Nazis: www.wired.com/story/whites...
CNN produced a segment based on the NYT' bland article, which pleased group leader Eric Orwoll
Here's my report that lays out Orwoll's close ties to neo-Nazis: www.wired.com/story/whites...
August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The whitewashing continues of the white nationalists building a whites-only community in Arkansas.
CNN produced a segment based on the NYT' bland article, which pleased group leader Eric Orwoll
Here's my report that lays out Orwoll's close ties to neo-Nazis: www.wired.com/story/whites...
CNN produced a segment based on the NYT' bland article, which pleased group leader Eric Orwoll
Here's my report that lays out Orwoll's close ties to neo-Nazis: www.wired.com/story/whites...
I spoke to @pbsnews.org about the rise of Laura Loomer and the power she now wields in the Trump administration
You can watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow_...
You can watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow_...
August 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I spoke to @pbsnews.org about the rise of Laura Loomer and the power she now wields in the Trump administration
You can watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow_...
You can watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow_...
Trump's Truth Social feed this morning is just one giant ad for MyPillow
July 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Trump's Truth Social feed this morning is just one giant ad for MyPillow
It never ends, Casey has announced he's abandoning Ireland First and now we have the 1,342nd far-right party in Ireland in recent years....
July 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It never ends, Casey has announced he's abandoning Ireland First and now we have the 1,342nd far-right party in Ireland in recent years....
I emailed the Anti Defamation League this morning asking why it hadn't criticized Trump's use of the term "Shylock" in his speech last night (given they had criticized Biden for doing a the same a decade ago)
Hours later, they posted this on Twitter:
Hours later, they posted this on Twitter:
July 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I emailed the Anti Defamation League this morning asking why it hadn't criticized Trump's use of the term "Shylock" in his speech last night (given they had criticized Biden for doing a the same a decade ago)
Hours later, they posted this on Twitter:
Hours later, they posted this on Twitter:
Just $250 a bottle…
July 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Just $250 a bottle…
Paul Krugman must have A LOT of time on his hands (no podcasts, no Slack, no Wordle, no Reddit, no Discord....)
From today's Embedded newsletter: embedded.substack.com/p/my-interne...
From today's Embedded newsletter: embedded.substack.com/p/my-interne...
June 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Paul Krugman must have A LOT of time on his hands (no podcasts, no Slack, no Wordle, no Reddit, no Discord....)
From today's Embedded newsletter: embedded.substack.com/p/my-interne...
From today's Embedded newsletter: embedded.substack.com/p/my-interne...
A 21-year-old Norwegian was stopped at Newark airport. ICE asked to see his phone and found a picture of JD Vance (a rare Vance). Then things got nasty.
“I was pushed up against a wall and was strip-searched with a lot of force. They were incredibly harsh and used physical force the whole time"
“I was pushed up against a wall and was strip-searched with a lot of force. They were incredibly harsh and used physical force the whole time"
June 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A 21-year-old Norwegian was stopped at Newark airport. ICE asked to see his phone and found a picture of JD Vance (a rare Vance). Then things got nasty.
“I was pushed up against a wall and was strip-searched with a lot of force. They were incredibly harsh and used physical force the whole time"
“I was pushed up against a wall and was strip-searched with a lot of force. They were incredibly harsh and used physical force the whole time"
Charlie Kirk performing some Olympic-level mental gymnastics here to justify Trump calling for regime change in Iran after his administration has repeatedly said US bombings were not about regime change....
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Charlie Kirk performing some Olympic-level mental gymnastics here to justify Trump calling for regime change in Iran after his administration has repeatedly said US bombings were not about regime change....