FBI Provides Chicago Police With Fake Online Identities for "Social Media Exploitation" Team
Internal documents also reveal that police can take over informants’ social media accounts and pose as them online.
W. Paul Smith
W. Paul Smith is a former Investigative Researcher for The Intercept. Prior to joining The Intercept, he contributed research to in-depth investigations on criminal justice, immigration, national security, and surveillance issues at Human Rights Watch. His writing has appeared in HuffPost and Politico, among other outlets. He received his M.S. in journalism from Columbia University. He is based in New York.
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Origins of Covid
Peter Daszak Answers Critics and Defends Coronavirus Research
“Scientists disagree over an issue where there’s no definitive proof,” said the EcoHealth Alliance president on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Use of Controversial Phone-Cracking Tool Is Spreading Across Federal Government
Cellebrite's extensive federal sales come as another Israeli phone-spying firm, NSO Group, falls under federal sanctions.
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”
The happiness project might be easy to dismiss if it didn’t confer legitimacy on a repressive government.
Origins of Covid
How the Pursuit of Unknown Viruses Risks Triggering the Next Pandemic
Pandemic prediction spawned a multimillion-dollar research industry, but many scientists warn that viral forecasting is a dangerous mirage.
As Omicron Surge Begins, Hospitals Have New Reason to Open Covid-19 Wards to Journalists
The pandemic has revealed how reporting on what happens in hospitals can have a real impact on public health.
The Coronavirus Crisis
How Hospitals Became Vaults That Hid Evidence of Covid-19's Toll
In the first months of the pandemic, only a small number of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. let journalists inside.
School Officials Welcome Homeland Security Surveillance After Student Fights
Administrators in a Maryland school district say they wanted help monitoring school safety — but sweeping surveillance could land kids in gang databases and families in deportation proceedings.
After Afghanistan Disaster, the Pentagon Is on Track to Get Even More Money
The defeat in Afghanistan offers a chance to rethink America's war machine, but Congress is on the verge of raising military spending to $740 billion.
Oil and Gas Heir Funding Super PAC Attacking Nina Turner
Samson Energy’s chair has donated $1.25 million to the Democratic Majority for Israel super PAC, which endorsed Turner’s opponent Shontel Brown.