steve-monacelli

Steven Monacelli


Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

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Suspicious bots flood Republicans’ mentions after Texas requires age verification on major websites

Who said irony was dead?

On Mar 15, 2024 by Steven Monacelli

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EXCLUSIVE: A new social network built on a vision of Christian supremacy in America gains traction with GOP politicians

Some of the app's users won Super Tuesday victories.

On Mar 7, 2024 by Steven Monacelli

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‘We’re always trying to recruit him’: Houston police union praises vigilante with history of using racial slurs

The Houston Police Officers’ Union stands by its posts praising self-proclaimed “Predator Poacher” Alex Rosen.

On Dec 27, 2023 by Steven Monacelli

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EXCLUSIVE: As Musk invites Alex Jones back to X, advertiser opts out of pushing promos next to InfoWars host

It's a similar concern to what inspired massive backlash last month.

On Dec 11, 2023 by Steven Monacelli

PARIS, FRANCE - June 16, 2023: Elon Musk, founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla, CTO and chairman of Twitter, Co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, at VIVA Technology (Vivatech)

Elon Musk railed against shadow bans—now he’s using them on his critics

Musk is a self-appointed free speech crusader. Sometimes.

On Nov 13, 2023 by Steven Monacelli

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Internet sleuths think white nationalist group Patriot Front is behind anti-trans scam hormone therapy site

A PayPal account may have revealed the truth.

On Jun 15, 2023 by Steven Monacelli

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Epik, the far-right’s favorite hosting service, is now keeping Kiwi Farms alive

It's a match made in far-right heaven.

On Nov 29, 2022 by Steven Monacelli

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The right has a new election fraud expert—who was once busted for illegally filming people in his bathroom

He's got a history of filming.

On Nov 18, 2022 by Steven Monacelli

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The far-right hosting platform Epik can’t pay any of its users right now

Its new CEO promises things will be under control soon.

On Nov 1, 2022 by Steven Monacelli