Alec D’Angelo
National Investigative Reporter
Alec D’Angelo is a national investigative reporter at New Lines magazine. He researches the role of digital media in politics as well as online scams. He previously worked at Check My Ads Institute, investigating the relationships between online ad-tech companies and disinformation producers.
Latest from Alec D’Angelo
How Hurricane Helene Spawned a Storm of Disinformation
Where natural disasters were once treated with a measure of bipartisanship, this presidential election has seen them turned into campaigning tools, fueled by an atmosphere of conspiratorial suspicion.
The Origins of Trump’s Ohio Pets Conspiracy
The unfounded narrative that Haitian immigrants were eating pets reached national attention this week after being repeated first by Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance and then his running mate Donald Trump at the latter’s debate with Kamala Harris.