David Gilbert
Senior Reporter
david.gilbert@vice.comI write about the internet, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and how all of those things are increasingly influencing our everyday lives. (Sigh). Please send me tips.
Tucker Carlson Is Out at Fox News and QAnon Is Taking It Just Fine
Just kidding, they’re spinning up new theories about why he left and hailing him as a “martyr” for the QAnon cause.
Mike Lindell Bet $5M to Prove His Election Lies Wrong. Now He Has to Pay Up.
“This will all end up in court,” the MyPillow CEO told VICE News of the “Prove Mike Wrong Challenge.”
Noted Anti-LGBT Activist Matt Walsh’s Twitter Account Was Hacked to Promote a Song About Gay Sex
Walsh, a superstar of the right-wing outrage machine, has threatened to execute doctors who provide healthcare to trans people and called the Pride flag a “hate symbol.”
The Far Right Really Wants Trump to Pick America's Top Anti-Vaxxer As His VP
Roger Stone has spent the last week promoting the idea that former President Donald Trump should pick Robert Kennedy Jr.,as his running mate.
The Far Right Is Hailing Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira as a National Hero
“Teixeira is white, male, christian, and anti-war,” Greene tweeted on Thursday night. “That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime.”
The Far Right Is Hailing Expelled Arizona Lawmaker and QAnon Fan as a Hero
Liz Harris was expelled from the Arizona House yesterday, and says she’s “excited” to “go and do [her] research” about supposedly stolen elections.
America’s Most Influential Sovereign Citizen Was Arrested, and He’s Already Grifting Off It
David Straight makes hundreds of thousands of dollars convincing people they can't be arrested if they follow his rules. Then he got arrested.
The Far Right Is Calling For Bloody ‘Civil War’ After Trump’s Indictment
“None of this will stop unless there is blood in the streets,” one Trump supporter wrote on a message board.
Why the Hell Is This High School Raffling Off an AR-15?
The AR-15, dubbed “America’s Rifle” by the NRA, has been used in some of America’s deadliest school shootings.
QAnon’s Newest Target Is Huggies Diapers for Some Reason
A conspiracy theory about the diapers racked up millions of views, going viral so quickly that Huggies was forced to publicly denounce it.
QAnon Spent the Weekend Spreading a John Fetterman Body Double Conspiracy Theory
Fetterman is preparing to leave Walter Reed hospital, where he has spent the last five weeks being treated for clinical depression.
A Middle School Student Was Arrested for Making a Mass Shooting Threat on Snapchat
A few weeks ago in the same school district, three students posted racist threats on TikTok that also threatened a mass shooting.