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.
This Rapping Preacher Is Selling Bleach to Parents Trying to ‘Treat’ Autism in Kids
Joe Salant, an evangelical pastor and rapper, is the new spokesman for Safrax, which makes bleach tablets that are popular with those who belief ingesting the industrial cleaner can cure a range of ailments.
Inside the Fight to Forcibly Out Transgender Students in California
Even in a blue state where anti-trans education bills have failed, local extremists have found ways to target trans students.
QAnon Is Absolutely Melting Down Over Trump’s Mugshot and Return to Twitter
Trump's QAnon followers are convinced, again, that a “storm is coming.”
Jan. 6 Rally Organizer Created Her Own Mugshot Because She Felt Left Out
As mugshots emerge of the many Trumpworld figures indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, Amy Kremer clearly has FOMO.
Man Who Shot Store Owner for Flying Pride Flag Was a Far-Right Conspiracist
He posted anti-gay and antisemitic conspiracy theories, and followed and reposted Jordan Peterson and Matt Walsh.
A 13-Year-Old Girl Is Apparently the New Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult
“Tiny Teflon,” whose mother is also in the cult, has announced her plan to indoctrinate more children into it.
Conspiracy Theorists Think the Government Used Lasers to Start Maui Wildfires on Purpose
Many of those spreading the conspiracies are subscribed to the Twitter Blue service, which ensures their posts are promoted more heavily in search results.
Elon Musk Welcomes Child Sex Abuse Imagery Poster Back to Twitter
Twitter says it has “a zero-tolerance child sexual exploitation policy.” Musk apparently doesn’t.
A GOP Grandmother Spat at Protesters in the Name of ‘Religious Freedom’
The incident was captured on camera at a protest againstChristian prayer in public schools.
The Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult Is Dead. His Followers Think It’s All Part of the Plan.
Members of Michael Protzman’s conspiracy cult abandoned their families and spent their life savings to follow him to Trump rallies around the country.
The Far Right Is Already Using the Philadelphia Shooting to Smear Trans People
There’s no evidence the suspect was trans, and he posted repeatedly about his pro-gun stance and his support for former president Donald Trump.
The GOP Is Lining Up to Pay Homage to America's Newest Extremist Group, Moms for Liberty
“This is not just concerned moms. This is not the PTA. This is a group that is fully aligned with authoritarian politicians and activists,” one expert told VICE News.