Topic: surveillance
Operation Puppet Master: What the DHS Surveillance Records Show
Verdicts: 2 True, 1 Mixed, 1 Misleading, 1 Contested
DHS court records confirm Minneapolis surveillance of unions and protesters — but the AFL-CIO subpoena claim is wrong, and the entrapment theory remains unresolved.
Infrastructure and Ideology: Parsing the Tech-Elite Surveillance Claim
Verdicts: 4 True, 2 Mostly True, 1 Mixed, 1 Unproven
Palantir’s ICE contracts, Thiel’s ‘freedom and democracy are incompatible,’ and Yarvin’s autocracy blueprint are all real. The claim they form a coordinated plan is not proven.
DOGE’s Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled
Verdicts: 3 True, 1 Mostly True
DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies’ sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.
Dissent Under the Microscope: How US Law Enforcement Is Surveilling Opposition to AI
Leaked federal documents reveal the FBI, DHS, and 80+ fusion centers created a novel anti-tech violent extremism threat category to monitor Americans who oppose AI data centers — turning protected…