Craig Silverman

1 month ago | propublica.org | Craig Silverman |Lulu Ramadan |Sydney Brownstone |Renee Dudley

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, users spread a false claim on Facebook that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was paying a bounty for reports of undocumented people.

Jan 17, 2025 | propublica.org | Renee Dudley |Lulu Ramadan |Sydney Brownstone |Craig Silverman

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Thursday, in his final week in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order intended to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses, in part by requiring software providers like Microsoft to provide proof that they meet certain security standards before they can sell their products to the federal government.

Nov 26, 2024 | digitalinvestigations.substack.com | Craig Silverman

Bluesky has experienced an explosion in users and traffic, with upwards a of million accounts being created per day. Lots of journalists, researchers, and OSINTers have joined or stepped up their posting. (This is my account.)Here’s a rundown of tools and Starter Packs that will help you get the most of Bluesky. Starter Packs are user-created lists of accounts that you can follow with a single click.

Nov 11, 2024 | gaysonoma.com | Everybody's Business |Craig Silverman

Everybody's Business/ Features/ Top Stories In December, the verified Facebook page of Adam Klotz, a Fox News meteorologist, started running strange video ads. Some featured the distinctive voice of former President Donald Trump promising “$6,400 with your name on it, no payback required” just for clicking the ad and filling out a form. In other ads with the same offer, President Joe Biden’s well-known cadence assured viewers that “this isn’t a loan with strings attached.” There was no free...

Nov 3, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Craig Silverman |Priyanjana Bengani

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