David Gilbert

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Reporter at WIRED covering online extremism, disinformation and Trump 2.0. Signal: DavidGilbert.01.

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David Gilbert has been covering threats to democracy, from AI-powered disinformation and election interference to far-right extremism, including a segregated community and conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempt.

Recent articles

• How Trump Weaponized the DOJ Division That Kept Elections FairWIRED · Apr 29, 2026
• AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for DemocracyWIRED · Jan 22, 2026
• Inside the ‘Whites Only’ Community in ArkansasWIRED · Aug 12, 2025
• MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was StagedWIRED · Apr 17, 2026

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