DARE: Two More Bombs Found, Sent to Cory Booker and CNN
More mail bombs are found en route to current and former top government officials who have been critical of the Trump administration. Extreme right-wing conspiracy theories discounting the seriousness… More
DARE: Trump Decries “Political Violence” after Years of Stoking It
In wake of bomb threats against CNN and public officials, news organizations tighten security and examine the role of the President's rhetoric in fueling tensions. After condemning attempted terror… More
DARE: CNN: Time Warner Building Evacuated Due to Suspicious Package
CNN office in New York is evacuated after receiving a suspicious package (see PEN America statement on the incident here.) As President Trump calls the killing of Washington-based Saudi… More
DARE: Turkish President Says Murder of Jamal Khashoggi Was “Planned,” Calls for Extradition of Saudi Suspects
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a notorious jailer of journalists, writers, academics, and government critics, continues to pressure Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist and Washington Post contributor… More
DARE: Jamal Khashoggi: “What the Arab World Needs Most Is Free Expression”
Khashoggi issues an impassioned defense of free expression and a forceful call for the free press that the people of the Middle East—and the world—deserve. We hope that these… More
DARE: Trump Announces Jamal Khashoggi Investigation but Says He Won’t Halt Saudi Arms Sales
As evidence mounts in the possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey, members of Congress demand answers but President Trump says he won’t… More
DARE: Fact-Checking President Trump’s USA Today Op-Ed on ‘Medicare-for-All’
USA Today comes under intense criticism for running an op-ed by President Trump that is found by fact-checkers to contain a misleading or false information in almost every sentence.… More
DARE: Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
Blockbuster New York Times story on President Trump’s personal finances, resulting from an 18-month review of a trove of records, showcases the role of investigative journalism. Three Pennsylvania news… More
DARE: The Trump Administration Is Suing California to Quash Its New Net Neutrality Law
The Trump Administration says it will sue California to block the state’s new law protecting net neutrality. The Washington Times issues retraction and apology for printing falsehoods that fueled… More
DARE: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford ‘Faces Death Threats’
Lawyer for Prof. Christine Blasey Ford says she has been subject to vicious harassment, death threats, email hacking, and online impersonation since coming forward with her accusation against Supreme… More
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A profile of Jonathan Franzen. https://t.co/9socxJU4FP
False information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Nigeria. https://t.co/qAm5xTn18Z
Members of Migrant Justice filed a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by the Department of Homeland Security as part of a large-scale campaign to suppress immigration activism in the US. https://t.co/BOHM6rBEJ4