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Mikael Thalen


Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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‘Who the f*ck broke into his house and rented it?’: Woman finding her dad’s home on Airbnb—despite him never listing it

'It's kind of opened up a much bigger black hole than I originally anticipated.'

On Feb 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Is TikTok helping a North Korean propaganda account go mega-viral?

'Does the North Korean goverment reply?'

On Feb 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Conspiracy theorists think a plane crash killing 5 scientists was orchestrated to halt investigation into toxic train derailment

The passengers were headed to an unrelated investigation at a metals plant 70 miles from the derailment.

On Feb 23, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘Based AI’: Gab promises its new artificial intelligence is free to go full Nazi

'We need to start building a based AI, and we need to do it right now.'

On Feb 22, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Project Veritas bleeds followers online in wake of James O’Keefe’s resignation

'James was the ONLY reason I followed you so I guess I will be following him somewhere else.'

On Feb 21, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Don’t fall for this TikTok ad featuring a deepfake Joe Rogan

While the fake dialogue might be easy for some to spot, it appeared to fool others.

On Feb 21, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘They’re at war with us’: A free ID program for senior citizens puts East Palestine firefighters in crosshairs of train derailment conspiracy theorists

The Fire Chief who first advocated for the program shot down conspiratorial claims.

On Feb 20, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Jim Carrey threatens YouTuber with lawsuit for falsely tying him to Jeffrey Epstein

The comedian's name has appeared on fake versions of Epstein's flight logs.

On Feb 20, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Don Lemon widely criticized for inexplicable remarks about Nikki Haley’s not being in her ‘prime’

'A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, and 30s, and maybe 40s…'

On Feb 16, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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The ‘new’ Epstein Island visitor logs going viral are old documents, manipulated lists

NBA stars who weren't famous when Epstein was around are listed.

On Feb 16, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Nikki Haley’s presidential announcement revives dormant, racist claim about her name

Haley's birth name, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, is suddenly being cited by the left and right.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Virginia Republicans work to ensure cops can still have access to your menstrual data

Democrats accuse Republicans of seeking to imprison those obtaining abortions.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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JD Vance demands Gigi Sohn defend hypothetical tweets he made up at confirmation hearing

Gigi Sohn has now gone through 3 confirmation hearings since being nominated by Biden in 2021.

On Feb 14, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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TikTok becomes ground zero for toxic Ohio train derailment news as users push against ‘media blackout’

Millions of people are now learning about world events from TikTok.

On Feb 14, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Conspiracy theorists think Kamala Harris has gills… seriously

It goes without saying that all such claims are absolute nonsense.

On Feb 14, 2023 by Mikael Thalen