Luke O'Brien covers political extremism and disinformation for HuffPost and is a contributing writer on the Highline team. He specializes in narrative and investigative features and has worked for POLITICO magazine, Deadspin, Wired News, an alt-weekly and a small-town daily. His freelance work has appeared in The Atlantic, Fortune, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, and Slate, among other publications.
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How Republican Politics (And Twitter) Created Ali Alexander, The Man Behind ‘Stop The Steal’
A HuffPost investigation reveals many links, past and present, between the far-right extremist and the GOP establishment.
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FBI Arrests Prolific Racist Twitter Troll 'Ricky Vaughn' For 2016 Election Interference
HuffPost can also identify three anonymous co-conspirators named in the federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
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Republican Congressman Helped Organize Ugly Far-Right Protest Against Election Result
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) rallied in Maricopa County last week with extremists intent on undermining democracy.
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Most QAnon Candidates Lost Their Races, But 2 Are Heading To Congress
Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado both won their House races.
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The Vast Far-Right Web Behind The Hunter Biden Story
The smear campaign started in the New York Post — and the co-author has ties to Steve Bannon and a network of disinformation specialists.
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Donald Trump Says He Feels Great Despite COVID-19. If Only We Could Believe Him.
Americans are worried about their diseased president. He says he’s fine!