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Claire Goforth


Claire Goforth is a staff writer at the Daily Dot covering all things politics and technology with a focus on the far right and conspiracy theories.

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  • gavin mayo and squiggles nft

    How accusations around a major NFT release sank it—and raised questions about an alleged NFT ‘ring’

    Tech

  • A man wearing a mask and carrying a flag.

    How fears of the ‘antifa apocalypse’ set the stage for QAnon

    Tech

  • Dancing baby with "The Lost History of the Internet" caption

    The many lives of the Dancing Baby, cyberspace’s first cringe meme

    Internet Culture

Dr. Oz in the grocery store

Asparagus and guac: Dr. Oz builds a nonsensical vegetable platter to complain about inflation in resurfaced video

His point about inflation fell flat.

On Aug 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Kari Lake

Kari Lake wants you to know she thinks Trump, Ron DeSantis have Big D*ck Energy

'That’s not what Stormy Daniels had to say.'

On Aug 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Meet Arizona’s most conservative representative 

Hoffman is rapidly amassing influence in a state whose GOP primary has been described as the most 'far-right' in America.

On Aug 12, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Beto O'Rourke speaking to crowd pointing arm left (l) crowd at town hall meeting holding BETO signs cheering (c) Beto O'Rourke speaking to crowd (r)

‘THIS is what we need’: Liberals swoon over Beto O’Rourke calling an Abbott supporter ‘motherf*cker’

'Exactly the kind of energy the Democratic Party needs.'

On Aug 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Ryann McEnany speaking on grey background (l) TheRightStuff dating app on phone on light grey background (r)

‘No pronouns necessary’: New conservative dating app features Kayleigh McEnany’s sister—and Peter Thiel

'Gentlemen, if you want access to premium, that's on you.'

On Aug 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Donald Trump in front of Mar a Lago resort

‘Welcome to the Soviet Union!’: LinkedIn users are furious over the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid. Yes, that LinkedIn

Learn about the cabal while you look for a job.

On Aug 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

‘They want to say the most incendiary things’: LGBTQ hate explodes online amid ‘Don’t Say Gay.’ It only took a handful of users

'Social media has given a limitless platform to amplify this hate.'

On Aug 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Donald Trump speaking in microphone in black and white

Trump uses popular QAnon slogan to tease 2024 run after FBI raid

Q posted 'the best is yet to come' multiple times.

On Aug 9, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Donald Trump on blue law scale pattern background

Why the FBI is being accused of using the Presidential Records Act to keep Trump from running in 2024

Violating the Presidential Records Act could prohibit Trump from running for office.

On Aug 9, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Alex jones arm up speaking into microphone (l) Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking (r)

Marjorie Taylor Greene says $50 million Sandy Hook-Alex Jones settlement is too much because he didn’t actually kill kids

She says Jones 'has been right pretty much most of the time.'

On Aug 8, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Dark Brandon meme (Joe Biden with filters)

Chinese propaganda or Nazi imagery? Dark Brandon memes face disputed origins

Some of it is true.

On Aug 8, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Top Republican’s ambition knows no bounds

If you become inconvenient to his ambitions, McCarthy vanishes. 

On Aug 5, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
Enrique Tarrio speaking with officers

Enrique Tarrio says Proud Boys’ communications with D.C. police on Jan. 6 will prove his innocence

Tarrio has a history of cooperating with police.

On Aug 4, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
alex jones

Alex Jones’ legal team accidentally sent Sandy Hook parents his phone records—including texts he claimed didn’t exist

Jones looked stunned by the news.

On Aug 3, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
young woman on couch inset over webcam background

A cybersecurity expert on TikTok flagged the biggest mistakes average people make online

Jess offers advice on preserving data, protecting passwords, and where security cameras should and shouldn't be.

On Aug 3, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

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