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David Covucci


David Covucci is the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.

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Google Street View caught image of alleged Long Island serial killer chatting with woman outside his office

Google sees all.

On Jul 18, 2023 by David Covucci

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People don’t believe Donald Trump Jr.’s unprompted ‘cocaine, it’s not my thing’ boast

Trump Jr. has long faced accusations online of drug use.

On Jul 17, 2023 by David Covucci

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‘It was hot as heck’: ‘Sound of Freedom’ viewers think AMC is faking A/C outages to sweat them out of theaters

Is it hot—or is it the deep state?

On Jul 13, 2023 by David Covucci

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‘Sanitized the evidence’: New White House cocaine conspiracy emerges after Secret Service closes investigation without naming suspect

The White House cocaine bag saga is over. Or is it?

On Jul 13, 2023 by David Covucci

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‘Physical exertion tends to make people conservative’: Right-wingers post fitness routines to show how conservative they are

‘Leftism is for ugly freaks.'

On Jul 12, 2023 by David Covucci

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Libs of TikTok account dinged by Twitter for sharing posts that included nudity

Musk promised to rectify the problem.

On Jul 10, 2023 by David Covucci

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Elon Musk mocked fired Twitter employees as ‘geniuses’—he now wants to sue, claiming they helped start Threads

Maybe he shouldn't have fired all of them.

On Jul 6, 2023 by David Covucci

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‘Probably sniffing coke’: Does this video show Hunter Biden using drugs at the White House?

Sleuths are sleuthing.

On Jul 5, 2023 by David Covucci

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Kari Lake’s former aide posted the horniest Trump image you’ve ever seen

It's a thirst trap.

On Jul 5, 2023 by David Covucci

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Harvard’s plan to comply with Supreme Court affirmative action ruling infuriates far-right

They won and are still angry.

On Jun 29, 2023 by David Covucci

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Exoneration or AI: Trump, supporters split on audio of former president discussing classified documents

They're trying to cast any doubt they can.

On Jun 27, 2023 by David Covucci

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DeSantis’ new Star Wars attack on Trump omits scene where Trump kills him

The story doesn't end well for Obi-Wan.

On Jun 22, 2023 by David Covucci

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Elon Musk says ‘cisgender’ is considered a slur on Twitter now

'I guess that means I get to say them with absolute impunity.'

On Jun 21, 2023 by David Covucci

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Stepson of missing Titanic submersible billionaire praised for posting through tragedy, attending Blink-182 show

'10/10 posting no notes.'

On Jun 20, 2023 by David Covucci

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Joe Rogan is trying and failing to get an actual scientist on his show after RFK Jr. anti-vax debacle

Rogan asked a scientist to publicly debate him.

On Jun 19, 2023 by David Covucci

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